The English Inquisitor

“To posterity the balding man in the courtroom was the greatest writer in the English language. To the maidservant formerly employed at his lodgings, he was “one Mr Shkespeare that laye in the house.” To the Court of Requests, taking depositions in a lawsuit in 1612, he was simply a witness who gave his statement, signed a hurried “Wm Shakspe” and then took his leave.”

This is an excerpt from a review, “The Tenant Who Wrote ‘Macbeth’” by William Grimes. The book uses historical records to put together a picture of the Bard. You can read the rest of the review of The Lodger Shakespeare at The New York Times.