The whole Shakespeare thing reminds me of our tour of "Anne Hathaway's Cottage" (sic, apparently) in Stratford some 40 years ago. The guide frankly told us it was a case of what she called "phony folklore" and said it was a cottage of the period but probably had nothing to do with Hathaway.
True story: a few years ago, a pastor at our church spoke of visiting Anne Hathaway's cottage while on a trip to England. As we were filing out after the service, I heard two people talking about Anne Hathaway (the actress) and wondering why her English house was a tourist destination!
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I'm surprised Homer didn't make the list. I'd say he's a bit more famous than those two Danish brothers who fought for King Vertigern in the 500s.
He would have been my #1 pick.
The whole Shakespeare thing reminds me of our tour of "Anne Hathaway's Cottage" (sic, apparently) in Stratford some 40 years ago. The guide frankly told us it was a case of what she called "phony folklore" and said it was a cottage of the period but probably had nothing to do with Hathaway.
Jeff
True story: a few years ago, a pastor at our church spoke of visiting Anne Hathaway's cottage while on a trip to England. As we were filing out after the service, I heard two people talking about Anne Hathaway (the actress) and wondering why her English house was a tourist destination!
U. S. exceptionalism.
Well, she did win an Oscar.
Jeff
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