Joseph C. Hart

Joseph Coleman Hart (1798–1855) was an American writer. He is now best known as the first person to assert in print that William Shakespeare was not the true author of the plays published under his name. His novel Miriam Coffin influenced Herman Melville, though Melville was also highly critical of Hart.

Joseph C. Hart
Painting of Hart by Jerome Thompson, 1826
Born
Joseph Coleman Hart

1798
Died1855
Resting placeSanta Cruz de Tenerife
NationalityAmerican
OccupationWriter
Years active1830s until his death
Notable workMiriam Coffin, The Romance of Yachting
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