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    The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story: Individual Short Stories and Novellas
    The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story: Individual Short Stories and Novellas
    The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story: Individual Short Stories and Novellas
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    The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story: Individual Short Stories and Novellas

    By Andrew Hickey

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    Who really wrote Henry IV, part II? Who was the secret author behind King John? Was it Francis Bacon, the Earl of Oxford, perhaps even Elizabeth I herself? The answer may surprise you in this short humorous story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrew Hickey
    Release dateFeb 10, 2018
    ISBN9781386898184
    The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story: Individual Short Stories and Novellas
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    Andrew Hickey

    Andrew Hickey is the author of (at the time of writing) over twenty books, ranging from novels of the occult to reference books on 1960s Doctor Who serials. In his spare time he is a musician and perennial third-placed political candidate.

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      The Shakespeare Code - Andrew Hickey

      The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story

      Individual Short Stories and Novellas

      Andrew Hickey

      Published by Andrew Hickey, 2018.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      THE SHAKESPEARE CODE: A SHORT STORY

      First edition. February 10, 2018.

      Copyright © 2018 Andrew Hickey.

      ISBN: 978-1386898184

      Written by Andrew Hickey.

      For Holly

      I hated the theatre sometimes. I didn’t even know why my dad had given his patronage to that bunch of prancing ninnies, but at least when he had it had been for his own pleasure. I, on the other hand, got lumbered with them at the reading of the will. "Congratulations! You

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