William richmal crompton5/12/2023 ![]() “Yes, ‘scuse me, you did,” said William politely. “I did not say he was called Bacon,” snapped Mr Welbecker. “You just said he was called Bacon,” said William. ![]() “I want first to tell you the story of the play of which you are all going to act a scene,” he said. “I said Bacon,” snapped Mr Welbecker again. “Well, why’s he got his name printed on all the books then?” said William. “Ah, but you see I don’t believe that Shakespeare did write them,” said Mr Welbecker mysteriously. ![]() “Well, how could this man Bacon write them if Shakespeare wrote them?” “Well, it’s nearly the same,” said William. A story in which William Brown gets involved in a production of Hamlet, ‘William Holds The Stage’ contains probably the finest takedown in English Literature of Shakespeare-truthers, and it’s my favourite for this reason: ![]() I think including this story might be cheating, since I listened to the audiotapes – read by Martin Jarvis – so much as a child that I’m not entirely convinced I’ve ever actually read it. ![]() Taking a quick detour into classic children’s comedy, in which no-one is stalked by a grisly double but a schoolboy does nearly drive his teacher insane. ![]()
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