David Blixt

David Blixt is an American author, stage actor, and director living in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of more than ten novels of historical fiction, ranging from the Trojan War to the Renaissance, from Ancient Rome to Gilded Age New York. He is best known for writing fiction involving Shakespearean characters, and for his work around journalist Nellie Bly.

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