Download or read book A New Shakespearean Poem? written by Sarah Smith and published by Small Beer Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an obscure old volume in the British Library, bestselling mystery writer Sarah Smith found an ancient poem. Who wrote it? Ex-English professor Smith writes a snarky and accessible preface that introduces the reader to authorship studies and, with deduction worthy of Sherlock Holmes, she identifies the writer of the poem as the major alternate Shakespeare candidate, Edward de Vere.