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I will not spoil this book by revealing the ending. The author does a nice job of explaining Shakespeare scholarship, the import of any document that reveals anything about Shakespeare himself, etc. An actual lost play, would it exist, is referred to as the "Most Valuable Portable Object in the World" in the book. There is interesting background in scams and forgeries of old documents, and the tension between "is it a scam, or not" is well-maintained until the very end. All of this background material is revealed by the characters in the normal course of very readable conversation, rather than as dry, tedious asides.
Spoiler: the ms was devoured by ninja squirrels.
P.S. Patricia, did I get the Kanji right?
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