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Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives) by Bill Bryson

Posted in Book Review-Non Fiction by silverneurotic on April 27th, 2008
Bill Bryson in 2005. Bill Bryson American writer and journalist in 2005.Image via Wikipedia

Bill Bryson is well known for his travel books.  He has a natural gift for weaving humor in with education which makes his books both informative and extremely fun to read.  In recent years Bryson has traveled from his normal adventures to exploring the world of science, himself…and now biographies.

In his latest book, Bill Bryson has contributed to the Eminent Lives series with a biography about The Bard.  As there is painfully little known about William Shakespeare (included the correct spelling of his name!) Bill Bryson does a solid job of filling in the gaps with interesting tid bits of what life was life in London during that time.

While this book does not include many of the hilarious anecdotes that are normally found in Bryson’s other books, there does include a few chuckles regarding certain customs during that time period.

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  1. 'liya said, on April 27th, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    Thanks for sharing this review, I’m always looking for Shakespeare-related books. I’ll have to check it out :D

  2. Tammy said, on April 28th, 2008 at 4:09 am

    I feel so what ashamed that I haven’t read Shakespeare since high school.

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