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Why invest in Rogue Shakespeare®?
As well as being worthy artistic investments in themselves, Rogue Shakespeare’s products have observable long-term potential rewards that savvy investors might like to consider:
Rogue Shakespeare® products – especially mint condition books of Rogue Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets – tend to appreciate in value over time. The market value of Smith’s books is particularly high where very small initial print runs were published – sometimes just 50 or 100 copies at a time – thereby making some of those early pre-prints and short-run first editions very rare and highly valuable today.
As evidence, readers might like to research the current prices of Smith’s books in Waterstones (some of which originally sold for just £7.99 when first published!)
*NB – we sell all of Smith’s books brand new at the lowest available prices here*
As such, we strongly encourage fans and supporters of theatre, poetry and literature to invest now in Rogue Shakespeare® books and products – so you can benefit alongside Rogue Shakespeare® as awareness of Smith’s unique and extraordinary skill with language and verse continues to grow worldwide 💪🪙❤️🙌
“The Bard Mark Two – it’s staggering!”
– BBC
“SHOWS TO SEE!”
– TIME OUT
★★★★★
“The best Shakespearean comedy not written by Shakespeare – UNMISSABLE!”
– THREE WEEKS
★★★★★
“Definitely Shakespeare for a modern audience”
– UK Theatre Network
★★★★★
“Smith’s writing is exquisite… Simply put this is a work of genius!”
– Pink Prince Theatre
Current Editions
Rogue Shakespeare: 3 plays
third edition (2025)
OUT NOW – published in paperback, a collection of 3 of Ryan J-W Smith’s award-winning & critically acclaimed verse plays:
Pretty, Witty Nell®
– OFFIES award winner 2025
– Fringe Review – MUST SEE SHOW 2025
– Standing Ovation Award Nominee 2025
– Fringe Review – OUTSTANDING SHOW 2024
Love Labours Won
– Hollywood Fringe International Award Winner 2015
– Pick of the Fringe – Edinburgh 2006 & 2007
Romeo & Juliet it Aint!
(or Sweet Love Adieu (version II))
– Hollywood Fringe International Award Nominee 2016
– OUT NOW –
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Rogue Shakespeare’s Sonnets
T R U T H I N V E R S E
– Part I –
first edition
Lessons I & II – ‘COURAGE’ & ‘HUMILITY’
SONNETS 1-1,000
(Nov 20, 2007 – Jan 2, 2014)
+ sonnet zero & sonnet zero-one
530 pages, B-format
– RELEASED SUMMER 2026 –
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PART ONE
SONNETS 1-1,000
(Nov 20, 2007 – Jan 2, 2014)
Nosce te ipsum – know thyself – the single, most vital quest that we were sent to planet Earth to achieve.
In part one of Smith’s unparalleled, epic spiritual journey in verse, Rogue Shakespeare takes us deep into his soul, seeking self-mastery, peace and redemption, as he travels the globe preparing himself for the ultimate battle ahead. From Florida to Edinburgh, across Australia, to New York, Los Angeles, London and Denmark, Rogue’s relationships, self-discovery, politics and his unwavering commitment to truth, lie naked before us.
Rogue Shakespeare’s Sonnets
T R U T H I N V E R S E
– Part II –
first edition
Lessons III & IV – ‘COMPASSION’ & ‘LOVE’
SONNETS 1,001-2,000
(Jan 3, 2014 – Nov 24, 2021)
+ sonnet zero & sonnet zero-one
530 pages, B-format
– RELEASED LATE 2026 –
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PART TWO
SONNETS 1,001-2,000
(Jan 3, 2014 – Nov 24, 2021)
Nosce te ipsum – know thyself – the single, most vital quest that we were sent to planet Earth to achieve.
In part two of Smith’s unique spiritual journey in verse, Rogue Shakespeare faces immense challenges in compassion and love: his father’s death, the dark side of fame, law school, bio weapons, lockdowns, mid-pandemic migration, a new language, exotic lovers, and a global war he long predicted creeping ever closer. From Denmark, to England, Los Angeles, France and Spain, Rogue continues to bare his soul through epic poetry.
Rogue Shakespeare’s Sonnets
T R U T H I N V E R S E
– Part III –
first edition
Lesson V – ‘DEATH/REBIRTH’
SONNETS 2,001-2,700
(Nov 25, 2021 – Sept 10, 2024)
+ sonnet zero & sonnet zero-one
380 pages, B-format
– RELEASED SUMMER 2027 –
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PART THREE
SONNETS 2,001-2,700
(Nov 25, 2021 – Sept 10, 2024)
Nosce te ipsum – know thyself – the single, most vital quest that we were sent to planet Earth to achieve.
In Part III of Smith’s wild spiritual journey in verse, Rogue Shakespeare faces the ultimate challenge: Death/Rebirth is not just a chapter title, but an existential reality, as his spirit forces him to survive that which should have killed him. Rising again, he finds new depths of courage to speak truth to power like never before. Confident, at peace, and aware of his future, we witness a Renaissance master manifesting his own destiny.
Rogue Shakespeare’s Bible
T R U T H I N V E R S E
– Parts I, II & III –
first edition
Lessons I – V
SONNETS 1-2,700
(Nov 20, 2007 – Sept 10, 2024)
+ sonnets zero and zero-one
1,388 pages, B-format
– RELEASED SUMMER 2027 –
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Previous Editions
– (appreciating assets) –
Sweet Love Adieu – version 1
first edition (2002) – 190 x 124mm – 1/5000
Sweet Love Adieu – version 1
second edition (2003) – 190 x 124mm – 1/5000
The Power Play
first edition (2003) -190 x 124mm – 1/5000
500 Shakespearean Sonnets
first edition (2012) – B format – 1/500
Rogue Shakespeare: 3 plays
rare second edition (2024) – A5 – 1/100
Rogue Shakespeare: 3 plays
rare first edition (2023) – A5 – 1/100
Love Labours Won
50 extremely rare US proof copies (2015) – 1/50
