Gentleman of Stratford is a 1939 historical novel by the British writer John Brophy.[1] It is a fictional account of the life of William Shakespeare. Brophy carefully researched the novel to use existing documentary evidence about the playwright.[2] The novel was published in the United States by Harper. It helped launch Brophy's career as a novelist.[3] Author Hugh Walpole described it as "the best biographical novel yet written about Shakespeare".[4]
 American first edition | |
| Author | John Brophy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Collins Harper (US) |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
References
editBibliography
edit- Calder, Robert L. Beware the British Serpent: The Role of Writers in British Propaganda in the United States, 1939-1945. McGill-Queen's Press, 2004.
- Franssen, Paul. Shakespeare's Literary Lives: The Author as Character in Fiction and Film. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
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