Who touched the quill behind the Sir Thomas More play's contested passages? Alfred W. Pollard answers with the calm, methodical attention of a seasoned bibliographer and critic. The evidence rewards close reading. Pollard blends Elizabethan drama analysis with bibliographic expertise, attending to scribal hands, variant readings and stylistic patterns that point to collaboration as often as to solitary authorship. Part literary criticism collection and part methodical case study, the book frames questions of attribution within the lived world of early modern England - its printers, players and repertory - without turning the matter into sensation. Pollard's prose is measured and exact, inviting readers to follow argument by argument; the study foregrounds how playwrights, scribes and printers interacted, and why those interactions complicate simple claims of sole authorship. Valuable to shakespeare authorship studies and historical play scholarship, this edition speaks directly to anyone exploring english renaissance plays or sixteenth-century theatre history. It complements reference works such as the Oxford Shakespeare Companion and proves useful to academic literature students as well as a shakespearean scholars reference for archival and interpretive work. Read alongside modern editions, Pollard's observations illuminate the interplay of authorial voice and stage practice, helping to explain how texts circulated within theatrical culture. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Theatre historians, bibliographers and classic-literature collectors will find both scholarly ballast and collector's appeal; casual readers will discover a lucid, inviting guide to collaborative playwriting research and the tangled business of attribution. Whether you seek a readable introduction to the Sir Thomas More play or a rigorous study to support further research, Pollard's investigation rewards curiosity and scholarly enquiry.