Henslowe Papers

by Walter Wilson Greg

First published 2018

When a cache of unseen writings by a long-dead Elizabethan dramatist surfaces, a pack of academics and opportunists descend on the sleepy English village where they were discovered. As competing factions vie to authenticate the papers and claim ownership, the village is thrown into turmoil. At the center of the storm is a young woman, the documents' accidental finder, who must navigate the chaos and egos to protect the legacy of the forgotten playwright she's come to revere.

Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, contemporary, academic

Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, mystery

Setting: England

Period: Elizabethan Era

208 pages · Paperback · Franklin Classics

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