Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson

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About this book

Bill Bryson investigates what is actually known about William Shakespeare, separating surviving evidence from the theories and legends surrounding his life. This illustrated edition places the playwright in the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean England, combining literary history with Bryson's characteristic wit.

Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: HarperPress
Publication year: 2009
Edition/printing: Illustrated edition, second impression
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 256
Language: English
ISBN: 9780007325238

Condition: Used hardcover with dust jacket. Light wear to the dust jacket edges, with minor rubbing and marks.

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