Is Shakespeare Dead?

Mark Twain is one of the greatest writers in American history. Many consider Twain to be the father of American literature as his timeless novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are still among the most widely read books today. Twain's writing is well known for both its humor and its social criticism. This is a humorous essay on the topic of whether Shakespeare truly wrote all the plays he was credited with. The title is in reference to the fact that Shakespeare's death did not cause a huge stir at the time which may indicate he wasn't as famous as he would later become. A table of contents is included.