I had the first inkling of mistery surrounding Shakespeare's history from Jasper Fforde's Friday Next series. Reading this books gave me more background of what the problem really was and people involved in it. It was astounding how little the scholars know about Shakespeare's life and how much assu...
I finished this book fairly quickly; it’s short, and with good reason. Bill Bryson, in his typical dry humor, explains that we know almost nothing about William Shakespeare, and then spends the rest of this short biography (2007) telling us why. To supplement the scarce details of W. Shakespeare’s b...
I wish I owned Shakespeare because man, would I be richer than Bill Gates. Bryson's book is okay. It's a quick read and is ideal for any student who is starting at in the study of Shakespeare. For a long time student, the best bit of the book is the last chapter where Bryson demolished the "Shake...
An honest, straight-forward, to the point, and sometimes amusing, look at the man and mystery of Shakespeare and the times in which he lived. A good biography for not only the casual fan of Shakespeare, but for the die-hards as well. I was pleased to see that Bryson was not a fan of the Anti-Stratfo...
Bryson has always been one of my favorite writers, but here, wherein he turns his attention to a subject near and dear to my heart... just, wow. It's such a splendid book, marvelously written and well-researched. He focuses more on all that we do not know about Shakespeare, and how facts about him h...
Scrumptiously entertaining and educational, Bill Bryson has the knack for making the seemingly most inane fact and historical account read like a tiny treasure. Put Shakespeare and Bryson together and the result is just FUN. In particular, the tongue-in-cheek last chapter in which Bryson addresses t...
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