THE BARD AND THE CRITIC
Hall Came, the novelist, did not take any great pains to conceal his rather remarkable likeness •to Shakespeare. His resemblance was frequently the subject of good-natured jest, arid one of the best stories concerning it was gleefully told by Mr. Came himself. Once in Philadelphia he met Ignatius Donnelly, the well-known BaconShakespeare controversialist. Donnelly gazed ' reverently •at the ■ novelist's broad brow, pointed face, • and beard; and then removing his hat with a flourish of mock astonishnsent,: said, "Lord Bacon, I.presume?"
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1936, Page 12
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85THE BARD AND THE CRITIC Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1936, Page 12
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