Gentleman of Stratford is a 1939 historical novel by the British writer John Brophy.Watson & Willison p.539 It is a fictional account of the life of William Shakespeare. Brophy carefully researched the novel to use existing documentary evidence about the playwright.Franssen p.136 The novel was published in the United States by Harper. It helped launch Brophy's career as a novelist.Calder p.230 Author Hugh Walpole described it as "the best biographical novel yet written about Shakespeare".The New York Times Book Review. New York Times Company, 1940. p.5
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