1. As for the Stratford man, call him Shakspere , call him Shaks. 2. Shakspere of Stratford could not have been the author; only his name is similar.3. He was an important and active figure in the foundation of the New Shakspere Society in 1873. 4. A duel was fought on the moor in July 1804 between Mr . Jones and Mr . Shakspere Philips. 5. Bill Shakespeare, who had a wonderful first name, usually spelled his last name Shakspere , which shows what he knew. 6. He suspected that something was rotten in Stratford : he could find no books and no manuscripts owned or written by Shakspere . 7. In 1857 Bacon expanded her ideas in her book, " The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded ". 8. Matus argues that the playwright used " Shakspere " in the country and " Shakespeare " in the city. 9. The following year Delia Bacon published a book outlining her theory : " The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded ". 10. Because he is known to have signed his name " Shakspere " when writing it out in full, this is the spelling sometimes adopted.