The Shakespeare Code

Virginia M. Fellows
Snow Mountain Press (2006)
ISBN 1932890025
Reviewed by Amelia Bibb for Reader Views (4/07)

Virginia M. Fellows executes beautifully the telling of what some might call only a theory and others argue a fact.  William Shakespeare had neither the upbringing nor true talent to have written literature’s finest works; moreover, the true identity of the author of our beloved works is none other than Francis Bacon.

Bacon, labeled a poet by writers such as Shelley, has left this revelation and the story of his true identity in the very text of sonnets and plays.  Two hundred years pass, and several parties take over the painstaking tasks of creating the Word Cypher, constructing the wheel that extracts the code, and then transcribing each passage to unlock the Shakespeare Code.

Now here’s where it gets really interesting.  According to the findings, the Code reveals…or depending on how you understand your history, confirms the theory that Francis Bacon is the illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth, The Virgin Queen.  I can see why she wouldn’t want that bit of information flying about.

I enjoyed the walk through history, and I especially enjoyed the feeling of being a part of the “big secret.”  “The Shakespeare Code” gives the reader a sense of feeling or thought that they’ve joined a secret society of learned people who challenge the mainstream ideals of history and literature.  Just because your 7th Grade Lit teacher says so, doesn’t make it truth!  It’s a thought-provoking book, and I have already recommended it to several friends.

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