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The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare.
But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is the long nights of the grave.
| George Bancroft, Historian (1800) |
| John Perry Barlow, Writer (1947) |
| Karen Bass, Politician (1953) |
| Neve Campbell, Actress (1973) |
| Dennis Eckersley, Athlete (1954) |
| Virginia Gildersleeve, Celebrity (1877) |
| Tommy Lee, Musician (1962) |
| Ronnie Barker, Comedian (2005) |
| Janet Leigh, Actress (2004) |


