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	Shakespeare Revealed in Oxford's Letters by William Plumer Fowler. Hardcover (1986). 872 pp. Includes facsimiles of some de Vere letters. Comprehensive analysis of Edward de Vere's extant correspondence corroborates his identity as Shakespeare. The most underappreciated book in the authorship question. Amazon Price: $35
	Edward De Vere's Geneva Bible by Roger Stritmatter, PhD. 8 1/211 perfect bound 515 pp., 112 images, most photographic facsimiles from the de Vere Bible. This ten year study of de Vere's personal, hand annotated Bible was nominated for the 2001 Bernheimer Prize for the best PhD dissertation in Comparative Literature and featured in the New York Times* Arts and Leisure section Feb. 10 2002. A sample chapter in pdf format is available on site here. "Roger Stritmatter has provided for us a map of the author's mind as his creative art was informed by scripture" --Dr. Daniel Wright "A stunning piece of scholarship" --Sir Derek Jacobi "An impressive piece of work...[which] demonstrates that the owner of the de Vere Bible had the same familiarity with its text as the author of the Shakespeare canon"--John Paul Stevens, US Supreme Court $69 pp. Available for $50 to members of the Shakespeare Fellowship. For purchasing information write to Roger Strimatter.
	Shakespeare and the Tudor Rose. This small but learned volume presents a strong case that Edward and Elizabeth I, the Tudor Rose, were married and had a son together, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of Southampton. "This book is a brilliant achievement, a landmark in the effort to understand the mysteries of William Shakespeare," writes Hank Whittemore in the Introduction. Shakespeare and the Tudor Rose presents a fascinating and tragic history in convincing fashion. $21.95 from Meadow Geese Press
	The de Veres of Castle Hedingham. By Verily Anderson. A comprehensive biography of all 20 Earls of Oxford with special emphasis on the 17th. 261 pages. Amazon UK: £19.95
	Letters and Poems of Edward, Earl of Oxford. Edited by Katherine Chiljan. (1998). 209 pages. Includes all the known letters and signed or attributed poems from the pen of Edward de Vere. List price:$22.00 (pre-paid, includes P&H).
	Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography: New Evidence of an Authorship Problem (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies). by Diana Price. Hardcover - 376 pages (2000). Greenwood Press. Still not convinced that there's a problem with the official biography of Shakespeare? Want to know more about the cultural context of publishing and theatre? This is your book. Amazon Price: $45.00
	The Monument: Shakespeare's Sonnets by Edward de Vere. Hank Whittemore's controversial new work on the Sonnets argues that the entire sequence is written to express the author's devotion to his imprisoned changeling child son, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. $75.00
	Oxford, Son of Queen Elizabeth by Paul Streitz. Hardover - 340 pages (2001) Paul Streitz' case for the controversial theory at Oxford was a changling child of the "Virgin Queen." A thrilling read, but sometimes unreliable in method and, to this reviewer, implausible in its conclusions. Amazon Price: $27.62
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