William ShakespeareLerner Publications and the A&E Television Networks have teamed up to create Biography for young readers. With highly accessible text and engaging photographs, this engrossing collection offers in-depth profiles of some of the world's most interesting figures. |
Contents
Epigraph | 7 |
The Town of Stratford | 13 |
Schoolboy | 23 |
Betrothed and | 31 |
The Lost Years | 39 |
The Lord Chamberlains | 67 |
The Kings | 73 |
The Final Curtain | 89 |
Further Reading | 107 |
Common terms and phrases
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