The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 397 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Bill bryson is the des moines iowa born literary gadabout who brings shakespeare to the forefront in this slim volume from the eminent lives series of brief biographies of famous persons. Shakespeare north central regional library overdrive. From bestselling author bill bryson comes this compelling short biography of william shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. The focus of the book is to state what little is known conclusively about shakespeare, and how this information is known, with some discussion of disproved theories. Bill brysons bestselling biography of william shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through elizabethan england and the eccentricities of shakespearean scholarshipupdated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400.
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