Is Shakespeare Dead?
First edition book cover | |
| Author | Mark Twain |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | 1909 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 149 |
| OCLC | 751341 |
| Preceded by | A Horse's Tale |
| Followed by | Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven |
Is Shakespeare Dead? is a short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean literary canon via satire, anecdote, and extensive quotation of contemporary authors on the subject.