"John Shakespeare's 'Spiritual Testament' Is Not John Shakespeare's" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo443/ Author: Steggle, Matthew. Type: Journal Article Year: 2024 Publication Information: Shakespeare Quarterly 75, no. 1 (2024): 44–71. DOI: 10.1093/sq/quae003 Annotation: Demonstrates that the "'Spiritual Testament' cannot belong to John Shakespeare for reasons of date" and ascribes it to "Joan Shakespeare Hart (1569–1646), Shakespeare’s sister." Language: English Persons: Shakespeare, John; Hart, Joan Shakespeare Keywords: biography Tags: Biographical Studies, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Summer 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo443