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William Shakespeare : a compact documentary life

An abridged edition that will remain the standard biography for many years
Print Book, English, 1987
Rev. ed. with a new postscript View all formats and editions
Oxford University Press, New York, 1987
collective biographies
xx, 384 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 21 cm
9780195051612, 0195051610
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Stratford town and Stratford church
The Shakespeares: from Snitterfield to Stratford
Offspring
Rise and fall
John Shakespeare's spiritual testament
Faith and knowledge
Early employment and marriage
The lost years
London and the theatres
The upstart crow
Plays, plague, and a patron
The Lord Chamberlain's man
A gentleman of means
His Majesty's servant
Stratford again