Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare

By: Diane Stanley, Peter Vennema

$9.99

How did a man from an unremarkable family create a legacy that the world, even 400 years after his death, has never forgotten? There will always be unsolved mysteries about Shakespeare, but what we do know of his life, his times, and his theater makes for a very dramatic story.

SKU: 9780062419255 Categories: , ,

Product Description

Nobody knows exactly when or why William Shakespeare left his boyhood home of Stratford-on-Avon for the great city of London, but it didn’t take long for him to make a name for himself. His plays are now performed almost every day in just about every part of the world; even people who’ve never seen them use words and phrases he introduced into the English language.

Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare’s legacy with this repackage of award-winning author Diane Stanley’s tribute to the world-famous playwright William Shakespeare.

Additional Information

Weight .23 kg
Dimensions 10.7 × 9 × .2 in
ISBN 13

9780062419255

Published Date

2015

Author

Diane Stanley,
Peter Vennema

Publisher

HarperCollins

Format

Paperback

Title

Go to Top