Charles Cowden Clarke

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Charles Clarke, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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Born	December 15, 1787 • Enfield • England
Died	March 13, 1877 (aged 89) • Genoa • Italy
Notable Works	“Shakespeare Concordance” • “The Shakespeare Key: Unlocking the Treasures of His Style”
Notable Family Members	spouse Mary Novello Clarke
Subjects Of Study	William Shakespeare

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Charles Clarke, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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Helen Archibald Clarke

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August Wilhelm von Schlegel

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Mary Ann Lamb, detail of an oil painting by Francis Stephen Cary, 1834; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Mary Ann Lamb

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Dover Wilson

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George Steevens

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Richard White

American writer and critic

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