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Doug Stewart
Doug Stewart frequently writes about history and the arts for Smithsonian magazine. A freelance journalist, his articles have also appeared in Time, Discover, and Reader’s Digest. He lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare
In the winter of 1795, a frustrated young writer named William Henry Ireland stood petrified in his father's study as two of England's most esteemed…