Shakespeare by Bill Bryson #joyce WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2021

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Shakespeare by Bill Bryson #joyce WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEFrom bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Examining centuries of myths, half truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson makes sense of the man behind the masterpieces. As he leads us through the crowded streets of Elizabethan England, he brings to life the places and characters that inspired Shakespeares work. Along the way he delights in the inventiveness of