1 Little Crown Street: Shakespeare’s Imaginary Address

Matthew Steggle

doi:10.1093/sq/quaf036

1 Little Crown Street: Shakespeare’s Imaginary Address

Matthew Steggle^*

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Abstract

Following on from Berkhout's work on the "seventh signature" of Shakespeare, this short article examines the inscription in the same book which claims that Shakespeare lived at 1, Little Crown Street. It identifies the location and some of the residents of that address at the likely date of the inscription, the first half of hte nineteenth century.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	360-369
Number of pages	10
Journal	Shakespeare Quarterly
Volume	76
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/sq/quaf036
Publication status	Published - 26 Dec 2025

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shakespeare, nineteenth century, reception, westminster, inscription

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