William Shakespeare
No. of pages 32
Published: 2013
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This book is part of a book series called Extraordinary Lives .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .
Peter Hicks is a certified field archaeologist and has written many historical books for children.
This book has the following chapters: William Shakespeare - an extraordinary poet and playwright 4-5 Childhood and education 6-7 Stratford-upon-Avon 8-9 The 'lost' years 10-11 Shakespeare in London 12-13 The London playhouses 14-15 The players 16-17 Getting noticed 18-19 Fame! 20-21 A prosperous 'Gentleman' 22-23 Retirement and last years 24-25 Why is William Shakespeare important today? 26-27 A walk through the life of William Shakespeare and quiz 28-29 Topic web 30 Glossary 31 Further information and index 32
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This book features the following characters:
John Shakespeare
This book features the character John Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. He wrote plays, sonnets and verse and is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English Language. Son of a glove maker, he grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though one died very young. Shakespeare left Stratford to pursue theatre in London, where he acted at the Globe Theatre, wrote and was part owner of a playing company called 'The Lord Chamberlein's Men' (later 'The King's Men').
Mary Arden
This book features the character Mary Arden.
Anne Hathaway
This book features the character Anne Hathaway.
