Cheaply Made Dreamland by j. lucow

Association Press, London-  Reginald Elquist may be responsible for the greatest literary discovery of the last four hundred years.  While examining archives at the Youth Registry Services of England, Elquist came across an old file labeled: SHAKESPEARE, W.  Tucked in with a baptismal certificate and distillation records that date back to the 1500‘s was a note written by a child’s hand:

Dear Mother- Swimming with Ted.  Be back for supper.  Will.

Though little information is available to authenticate the work,  Edgar Frammel of the Institute for Historical Accuracy defends the letter as indicative of Shakespeare’s early period.

“The tone is wistful and filled with abandon.  Unlike his later historical plays, this work is akin to the early sonnets.  It is concerned with creating a history of it’s own.”

However important the find is, this early penning of The Bard cannot escape the sting of plagiarism.  Hubert Cunnington of The Queen’s Royal Library points to the youthful correspondence of Christopher Marlowe as the origin of “The Note To Mother”.

Mum- Bobbie and me went swimming.  Be back for supper.  Chris.

“Marlowe reveals an early attention to detail and clarity. We know what happened and have a keen insight into what he wanted.  I have every suspicion that Shakespeare turned up at the same lake and Marlowe told him about the note.  Shakespeare most likely snuck in the back door after swimming and put the note on the table before his mother noticed.”

Cunnington refuses to comment on Frammel’s analysis, calling his research “as historically relevant as a bucket of old toss.”

Bathing records for the period are currently being analyzed.