Descendants Of Great Men

It is a notieeable f act that great men seldom leave direct descendants. Napoleon, Wellington, Washington, all irove the rule. Shakespeare left only ,vo daughters, whose children died vithout issue. Probably the nearest relative to the great poet now living is one Thomas Hart, a resident of Ausralia, who is said to be the eighth in descent from Shakespeare's sister Joan. Walter Scott's line ended with the second or third generation. It is also a notable f act that great men rarely leave great descendants, as witness Bismarck and üladstone. Among other eelebrities who left no direct heir was Jeaconsfield.