Title: The boy who would be Shakespeare
Description: Discusses the forgeries of William Henry Ireland, who produced letters, poetry, and a full-length play attributed to William Shakespeare, and describes the antiquarian fad culture that embraced the forgeries.
Subjects: Forgeries, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Forgers, Biography, History, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, forgeries, Ireland, william henry, 1777-1835, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, histories
Places: Great Britain, London (England)
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), W. H. Ireland (1777-1835)
Time periods: 18th century