I am proud of this one: It finally explains Jonson's ode at the front of the First Folio--which is one of the last pieces of the puzzle of the authorship question: dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/the-stunning…

Do we have evidence on the basis of which we can make reasonable inferences about the state of the posited source plays before they reached the hands of whoever revised them? I.e., how different they were from the 'final' versions?

From dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/the-stunning… "The answer to the most significant literary question in history—who was the original author of Shakespeare’s plays?—has been sitting prominently in the front of the First Folio for the last 400 years ... And, at the end of this article, you are

Huge article today that explains the other half of the Shakespeare mystery. Yes, we know North wrote the original plays, but what did Shakespeare really write? dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/what-shakesp…

This post is now free. And it explains once and for all the 400-year-old mystery behind Jonson’s famous poem to #Shakespeare that fronts the first collection of his works. open.substack.com/pub/dennismcca…

The question is NOT, what did Shakespeare write? The title pages are quite clear about that. The real question is, why on Earth does anyone think he wrote the original masterpieces?dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/shakespeare-…

Some of the spectacular scenes that North placed into the Shakespeare canon: open.substack.com/pub/dennismcca…

This is a big one. Finally, explaining the First Folio--and the last mystery regarding Shakespeare and the plays: dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/explaining-t…

Latest post answering questions on my Substack "Explaining the First Folio." This is the last mystery regarding Shakespeare and the plays. Next up: The Poems dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/answering-qu…

This is a quite satisfying account (although I still think Dennis exaggerates the role of the man from Stratford-upon-Avon)

As the title states "One Giant Chart That Ends the Shakespeare Wars." It lists every document linking William Shakespeare to a play (esp. title pages)--and the various explanations for them: dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/one-giant-ch…

(Thread:) This post (now free) solves the final Shakespeare mystery--regarding the origin of the First Folio dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/explaining-t…

Thomas North Upon closer examination of primary sources, you're correct: Marlowe's Edward II adapts Holinshed's narrative structure but includes minimal verbatim quotes—likely just one direct line. Jonson's Sejanus, while heavily citing Tacitus and others in margins, is an original dramatic

How Darwin Really, Truly Solved the Mystery of Life: dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/how-darwin-r…

The identity of the Dark Lady will be revealed on "All the Mysteries That Remain" dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/the-dark-lad…

The identity of the Dark Lady will be revealed on "All the Mysteries That Remain" dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/the-dark-lad…

Looking forward to this reveal! (Consider subscribing to Dennis's substack even if that's not your favorite topic. He writes masterfully about many things.)

Hey everyone:

A convincing account by Dennis, as usual

They are starting to realize the translator of Plutarch's Lives--Thomas North--wrote the plays that Shakespeare adapted. So they are starting to pretend their candidates really are Thomas North.