Durning-Lawrence,: "There is no question – there can be no possible question –
that in fact the Droeshout engraving is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing (....) a mask...
The year 2014 marks the centenary of the death of Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, (1837 – 1914) a British lawyer and Member of Parliament. He was an early Anti-Stratfordian, best known for his advocacy of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship.
In his Book "The Shakespeare Myth" (page 8-9) he claimed that the Droeshout engraving of Shakespeare contained visual codes pointing to a secret authorship. He wrote, "there is no question – there can be no possible question – that in fact it is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing(....) a mask...
In his Book "The Shakespeare Myth" (page 8-9) he claimed that the Droeshout engraving of Shakespeare contained visual codes pointing to a secret authorship. He wrote, "there is no question – there can be no possible question – that in fact it is a cunningly drawn cryptographic picture, shewing(....) a mask...
He was immediately attacked furiously by Charles R.Hand " Shakespeare not Bacon"(1913) and others. Hundred years have been enough to let Sir Edwin's intelligent reflections fall into oblivion, with the help of tireless academic dogmatics...
Unfortunately due to his lack of information (we dispose of today) Durning-Lawrence's fine observations and clear insights (that the Stratfordman cannot have been the playwright of the Canon) could not yet lead him to a final solution of the Shakespeare authorship problem.
There is great value in reexperiencing him and Charles Hand afresh ...
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