Hidden Song

Summary outline

This book delves deeper into some of the issues explored elsewhere in this website.

It provides further evidence that the Sonnets originated as Shakespeare's private correspondence, dealing with real events and subsequently replicated outside of his control. Within some of the poems, realistic layers of meaning are freshly uncovered.

The book is divided into two sections. Part I gives readers an overview of the story, existing theories and new evidence. Part II  presents each of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets with expansive commentary and a modern interpretation for easy assimilation. For scholars and those of an academic mind, there are footnotes and appendices of primary evidence in support of the findings.

Samples 

Follow these links for sample extracts and reader reaction:

 Preface   The Truth of the Sonnets   Sonnet 1   Sonnet 4   Sonnet 52   Sonnet 63   Sonnet 80  Sonnet 98   Sonnet 108   Sonnet 124  Reader reaction   

Buying the Book

The book is available through popular outlets - such as Amazon (with free Kindle app for pcs) or Google Books (Note: On Amazon it is easiest to search by author name - Ian Steere). 

If you wish the sales proceeds to go to charity (one which caters to the needs of children and young people with a wide range of disabilities) please buy through eBay at the following link:  

      Shakespeare (an analysis of the Sonnets) 9781848765115 | eBay