Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-05-30
Books mentioned on Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?
The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it?
Josh Clark discussed Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit by Robert Greene, The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded by Delia Salter Bacon, and Remains Concerning Britain by William Camden.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
Discussed“it's called Green's Grotzsworth of wit and there's a line where he references Shakespeare in it”
Where to get it
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The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded
Discussed“her exhaustive examination of the texts of Shakespeare's plays resulted in a 620page book. Yeah. the the philosophy of the plays of Shakespeare unfolded”
Where to get it
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Remains Concerning Britain
Discussed“in one of his books he uh it was called the remains of a greater history he talks about all the great writers of the time and he lists William Shakespeare of Avon”
Where to get it
