Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nolen, Stephanie, PUBLISHER: Free Press, A fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising, true history <strong>ofstrong> a recently discovered painting <strong>ofstrong> Shakespeare held by the same family for 400 years -- adding new drama to the Bard's life. When author Stephanie Nolen reported the discovery <strong>ofstrong> the only <strong>portraitstrong> <strong>ofstrong> William Shakespeare painted while he was alive, the announcement ignited furious controversy around the world. Now, in this provocative biography <strong>ofstrong> the <strong>portraitstrong>, she tells the riveting story <strong>ofstrong> how a rare image <strong>ofstrong> the young Bard at thirty-nine came to reside in the suburban home <strong>ofstrong> a retired engineer, whose grandmother kept the family treasure under her bed, and how he embarked on authenticating it. The ultimate "Antiques Roadshow" dream, the <strong>portraitstrong> has been confirmed by six years <strong>ofstrong> painstaking forensic studies to date from around , and it has not been altered since.