Bacon's Dial In Shakespeare: A Compass-Clock Cipher - Softcover

Natalie Rice Clark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046160633X ISBN 13: 9780461606331

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Bacon's Dial In Shakespeare: A Compass-Clock Cipher by Natalie Rice Clark. This scholarly work argues that Francis Bacon designed a clock-and-compass based cipher, the Dial, which appears throughout Shakespeare’s First Folio (1623). Clark describes how the Dial combines time and cardinal directions, with the twelve hours, thirty-two compass points, and special “Inquisitions” (Question-marks) that tally against the plays. The book outlines six ways to verify the cipher in the text: Gates and Keys, time references, compass points, Bacon acrostics (including references to Francis and Bacon), Beacons or Blazons, and broader literary evidence that aligns with the Dial’s logic. She analyzes multiple plays—including Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Measure for Measure and others—to show how Dial hours, speeches, and personal counts can be read as an integrated framework. The author proposes that this cipher strengthens Baconian claims and invites further collaboration to uncover Shakespeare’s hidden, calculable structure.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046160633X
• ISBN 13: 9780461606331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212