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The tragedy of arthur is a novel about the discovery of what is reputed to be a lost shakespeare play, and with it arthur phillips has found the perfect vehicle for his cerebral talents. Apr 28, 2011 the tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips. The longlost play surfaces in phillips s new novel, a sublime faux memoir framed as the introduction to the plays first printing. But phillips knows the playsupposedly found in a safety deposit box in americais a fake.
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