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Folio: The Ghost of Shakespeare

Who, in fact, was the bard: the usual suspect from Stratford, or Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxf...

by Tom Bethell, Gail Kern Paster, Daniel Wright, Marjorie Garber, Mark K. Anderson, Irvin Matus, Joseph Sobran, Harold Bloom, Richard F. Whalen, and Jonathan Bate

The Harpers Monthly, April 1999, pp. 35-62

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    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 96-98
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    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
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    19. Map, pp. 96-98
    20. Cover Painting by Alfredo Castaneda
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Henry Jenkins, p. 19
    5. Smith & Wesson's Artful Dodge by Kevin G. Foley, pp. 20-25
    6. Yevgeniy Primakov: International Man of Mystery by Vladimir Vasilyev, pp. 26-29
    7. Consuming Nature by Bill McKibben, pp. 30-33
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    9. A Remembrance of Ink Past by Ken Kalfus, pp. 36-38
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    12. Report: At War With Ourselves by Michael Hirsh, pp. 60-69
    13. Archive: What Hitler Wants by Leon Trotsky, pp. 70-73
    14. Criticism: Brand You by Thomas Frank, pp. 74-79
    15. Story: The Bridegroom by Ha Jin, pp. 80-90
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 91
    17. Map, pp. 92-94
    18. Cover: Detail of World War I poster, from Wake Up, America! by Walton Rowls
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by A.G., pp. 15-18
    5. Principled Uncertainty by Richard Feynman, pp. 19-21
    6. A Celebration of Flies by Spalding Gray, pp. 22-24
    7. From Russia With Lust by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, p. 25
    8. The Masked Ball by Klaus Mann, pp. 26-27
    9. The Man With the Golden Horde by Cecelia Holland, pp. 28-31
    10. An American Diary by Roger Shimomura, p. 32
    11. Report: Wheaties by Shane DuBow, pp. 33-44
    12. Letter: Dispatch from a Dead War by Scott Anderson and Sebastian Junger, pp. 45-62
    13. Political Letter: Busted Flush by David Plotz, pp. 63-72
    14. Archive: My Countryside, Then and Now by Malcolm Cowley, pp. 73-77
    15. Annotation: Fowl Trouble by Christopher D. Cook, pp. 78-79
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      4. Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace
      5. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
      6. Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
      7. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
      8. The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven by Rick Moody
      9. The KGB Bar Reader by Ken Foster
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    18. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 99
    19. Map, pp. 100-102
    20. Cover photograph by A. Boccacio
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 15-18
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 19-20
    4. Readings by Jerry Jesness, pp. 21-29
    5. The Troubles I've Seen by John Weir, pp. 30-31
    6. The Nail by C.K. Williams, pp. 32-35
    7. Keeping Time by Edward Said, pp. 36-37
    8. Eggs a la Nabocoque by Vladimir Nabokov, pp. 38-39
    9. Sisters Without Mercy by Lynda Barry, pp. 40-44
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      2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
      3. Teaching Values Through Teaching Literature by Margaret Dodson
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    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 99
    17. Map, p. 100
    18. Cover photograph by Laszlo Stern
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    19. Cover illustration by Dugald Stermer
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    November 1999 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters by John Hildebrand and Kathleen de Azevedo, pp. 4-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-18
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 19-20
    4. Readings by Edward Luttwak, pp. 21-25
    5. In Balance With This Life, This Death by Anthony Loyd, pp. 26-28
    6. A Well-Regulated Militia by Sheriff Jim R. Schwiesow, pp. 29-31
    7. Infinite Jest by Del Close, pp. 32-39
    8. Country Matters by Hayden Carruth, pp. 40-44
    9. Essay: In Defense of the Book by William H. Gass, pp. 45-53
    10. Report: The Sweet Hereafter by Paul Roberts, pp. 54-68
    11. Letter: Rock Is Dead by David Samuels, pp. 69-82
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      Review: Exile on Main Street by Jonathan Dee, pp. 83-88 - 1 Review
      1. The New Sweet Style by Vassily Aksyonov
    13. Archive: The Lady in the Looking-Glass by Virginia Woolf, pp. 89-91
    14. Story: Brownies by ZZ Packer, pp. 92-102
    15. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 103
    16. Map: 5 RMS Love Canal Vu, pp. 104-106
    17. Cover: Lunch, 1988 by Teun Hocks
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    December 1999 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by John Appling and David Bouchier, pp. 6-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-20
    3. Readings by Crispin Sartwell, pp. 21-23
    4. The Swarm by Jorie Graham, pp. 24-25
    5. The Future of Cinema by Harmony Korine, pp. 26-31
    6. Muzzle Tov! by Rabbi R. Mermelstein, pp. 32-38
    7. My Humble Self by Lewis Nordan, pp. 39-40
    8. Paintings by Tom Woodruff, pp. 41-43
    9. Essay: Soldiers of Great Fortune by Bob Shacochis, pp. 44-56
    10. Annotation: This Is Your Bill of Rights, On Drugs by Graham Boyd and Jack Hitt, pp. 57-65
    11. Letter: Down and Out at the Hotel Providence by Guy Lawson, pp. 66-82
    12. Memoir: The End of Empire by Pico Iyer, pp. 83-90
    13. Archive: America's Medieval Women by Pearl S. Buck, pp. 91-96
    14. [+]
      Review: Urban Philosopher by Michael Lind, pp. 97-103 - 1 Review
      1. Sidewalk Critic by Robert Wojtowicz and Lewis Mumford
    15. Story: Green World by Greg Hrbek, pp. 104-116
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., p. 117
    17. Map: Space the Cluttered Frontier, pp. 118-120
    18. Cover: Painting (detail), Waldorf Restaurant by Ralph Goings
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  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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