Who really wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare? The question has been asked for almost two hundred years and is being asked more and more frequently. Too many questions arise when one asks, "But how could a man like Shakespeare write plays like, well, Shakespeare?" And if not Shakespeare, then who? Countless books have been written touting various candidates. The most likely candidate, more likely than Shakespeare himself, is Christopher Marlowe - a brilliant, well-educated playwright who died a tragic death at the age of 29, before many of the "Shakespeare" plays were written. But what if Marlowe didn't die? What if his death was faked? Many books have been written on this theory, but now, novelist Melissa Olson uses historical documents to support the argument. Olson weaves fictional narrative with historic fact, creating a compelling case for the reasons behind the cover-up - a cover-up so successful that the secret remains for over 400 years. After reading The Rose by Another Name, Olson hopes to inspire others to continue the quest for the true author of some of the most famous works of literature the world has ever known.
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