Download or read book Investigation into Mr. Malone's Claim to Charter of Scholar written by Samuel Ireland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1970. This volume is an Investigation into Mr. Malone's Claim to the Character of Scholar or Critic, is an examination of his inquiries into the authenticity of the Shakespeare Manuscripts, by Ireland. It was written to refute the authenticity of certain miscellaneous papers attributed to William Shakespeare by Edmond Malone in 1796 which had destroyed all confidence in the 'Shakespearean' manuscripts forged by Ireland's son William Henry.