'SHAKESPEARE PLAYS PENNED BY A WOMAN'

WILLIAM Shakespeare's plays were written by a woman, according to a new book.

-  AARON TINNEY

It claims the Bard's classics, Romeo And Juliet and Othello, contain proof they were penned by his 17th century poet contemporary, Emilia Bassano.

US author Jodi Picoult, 58, uses her latest novel, By Any Other Name, to delve into the theory.