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Latest news: August 2022 Shakespeare in Virginia (Published September 2024) Shakespeare in Virginia is a short novel based on the idea that Shakespeare’s death in 1616 was staged, and that after he went to work for the English secret service in the Virginia Colony. It is mainly written in the form of dialogue between the principal characters variously and could easily be turned into a TV or film script. To quote the blurb: ‘In February 1616, William Shakespeare finds himself on the brink of financial ruin and trapped in an unhappy marriage. Desperate for a way out, he agrees to resume his clandestine work for the English secret service. His mission: to report on the Virginia Company and their activities in the Virginia Colony. To maintain his cover, Shakespeare must fake his own death and assume a new identity. As he embarks on this dangerous journey, Shakespeare befriends John Rolfe and his wife Matoaka (Pocahontas), who are visiting England. The couple provides invaluable insights into Virginia, Powhatan society, and the complex situation unfolding in the Colony. Following Mataoka's tragic death, Shakespeare accompanies Rolfe to Virginia, taking on the guise of a tobacco planter. In this new world, Shakespeare must navigate the treacherous waters between the avaricious English colonists and the hostile, embittered Powhatans. Can his experience as a renowned actor and playwright help him survive and thrive in the Colony? And how will the most famous life in history come to an end?’ 1.If you would like to buy a hard copy or ebook please go to the publisher’s web-site. You can order from the publisher but under the ‘Available on’ tab you can find links to order from Amazon, Amazon UK, Waterstones, or Barnes and Noble (e-book only from those retailers). 2.If you would like a signed hard copy please contact me. 3.If you would like to read the book and write a review I can send you an e-review copy. June 2020 Free Stuff! I
have now decided to stop selling my works through Lulu and just
give them away instead! (I believe that as human societies get
more selfish we should respond by getting
more generous). So thanks to the National Library of Australia you
can read the following works for free online:
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Elsewhere in these pages: Sample poems: I used to have a page of sample poems here, but now that you can see complete PDFs of many of my works, there is no need for this. See Publications. All my publication details: Read about my older publications and order hard copies of them. Free PDF Novels Have a look at a couple of complete PDFs of unpublished novels. PhD Thesis Look at my Thesis. Interview with the Author And you can read an interview I did in 2008 with Cordite magazine. The Practicalities of Writing Poetry This is an article of mine which appeared in Overland magazine in 2007. It was described by one reader as ‘schoolmasterly’ (which I took as a compliment). Wikipedia See my Wikipedia page!
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