This book is part of a book series called Extraordinary Lives .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 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