William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays.
But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his only son died?
We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.
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1. Toby remembers
2. Stratford-upon-Avon
3. The actors come to town
4. A new life in London
5. The plague years
6. Death in the family
7. Queens, Kings, and Princes
8. A Scottish King for England
9. The Mermaid Tavern
10. Back to Stratford
11. The last years
12. England will remember
Etc.