John Milnes Baker: How I Became an Oxfordian
April 5, 2016
My older brother Alan was an English major at Columbia. He graduated in 1947 and earned a M.A. in English Literature two years later. In
How I Became An Oxfordian
“How I Became an Oxfordian” is a periodic series of essays from members about the origins of their interest in the Shakespeare Authorship question. Every Oxfordian has his or her own story about the events that led to that moment of recognition when it became clear that Oxford had to be the real Shakespeare. Every Oxfordian’s story is unique and an inspiration to other Oxfordians and to people new to the authorship question. Bob Meyers, President Emeritus of the National Press Foundation, is editor of this series and wants to hear from you about how you became an Oxfordian. SOF members, send your essay (500 words or less in an editable form such as a Word document), along with a digital photo of yourself to communications@shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org.
George Anderson: How I Became an Oxfordian
March 29, 2016
Shakespeare mocks Appearance to the glory of Truth, except in fact Being the author’s imprinted Name. Shakespeare’s soaring text I came to deeply admire the works of Shakespeare during my college
Rhoda Messner: How I Became an Oxfordian
March 22, 2016
With this reprint from our archives, the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship begins the occasional publication of classic “How I Became an Oxfordian” articles. Same title, different
Randall Sherman: How I Became an Oxfordian
March 15, 2016
I first became aware of the authorship question back in 1974, when my father, who was an attorney, sent me a copy of the Harvard
Pamela Butler: How I Became an Oxfordian
March 8, 2016
I first learned about Edward de Vere when I encountered a man in an Elizabethan costume at an Oxford conference in San Francisco. I was
Michael Delahoyde: How I Became an Oxfordian
March 1, 2016
I never liked liking what others like, so I avoided Shakespeare as a student. As a literature teacher in colleges, though, I had to include
Stuart Marlow: How I Became an Oxfordian
February 23, 2016
At school and college in Leeds and Reading in the England of 1960s and 70s, all my tutors tended to concentrate on Shakespeare’s work, not
Amanda Hinds: How I Became an Oxfordian
February 16, 2016
My acceptance of the circumstantial evidence that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the ‘towering figure’ 1 behind the works of William Shakespeare
Jonathan Dixon: How I Became an Oxfordian
February 9, 2016
In school we were introduced to Shakespeare’s sonnets with the usual explanation: Shakespeare wrote them as “poetic exercises on stock themes” to show off to
Heward Wilkinson: How I Became an Oxfordian
February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016 I was born at the end of the European War in 1945, into an English literary family with connections to the Bloomsbury
Elke Brackmann: How I Became an Oxfordian
January 26, 2016
January 26, 2019 Obediently and happily I followed the pattern of understanding the Bard’s life at my University of Innsbruck in the seventies. Absorbing everything
William Ray: How I Became an Oxfordian
January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016 In the October 1991 issue of The Atlantic was an exchange between Tom Bethell and Irvin Matus about the author of the
Julie Sandys Bianchi: How I Became an Oxfordian
January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016 When I was a teenager growing up in Northern California at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, Shakespeare was Leonard Whiting
John Varady: How I Became an Oxfordian
January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016 Soon after reading Julius Caesar in Junior High school I became a ‘Bardolator.’ Later, while taking Latin, I immersed myself in the
Theresa Lauricella: How I Became an Oxfordian
December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015 When I was ten, my father purchased a set of classics bound in rich green leather with gold leaf edges. The volumes
Mark Andre Alexander: How I Became an Oxfordian
December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015 I read Charlton Ogburn’s The Mysterious William Shakespeare as a graduate student in English. I recall that as I read, the coincidences
