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Spokeshave

Best known for a sharply satirical play published in Manila in 1914, this elusive writer used wit, mock-formal dialogue, and a memorable pen name to lampoon politics and power. Very little seems to be documented about the person behind the pseudonym, which only adds to the book’s curiosity.

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'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts

'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts

by Spokeshave

About the author

Spokeshave is the pen name attached to A Comedy of Errors in Seven Acts, a satirical work issued by Luzon Press in Manila in 1914. The text itself also identifies the author as "Old Fogy," suggesting that both names were used as aliases rather than a publicly documented legal name.

Based on the surviving edition, the work mixes dramatic scenes with political humor and social commentary. Its tone is playful but pointed, using exaggerated speeches and theatrical framing to poke at public life and authority.

Reliable biographical information about the author appears to be scarce. From the available sources, it can be said with confidence that Spokeshave was active in Manila in the early 20th century and published under at least one alternate pseudonym, but further personal details could not be confirmed.