Biography
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Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver was an American short story writer and poet. He was born in Clatskanie, Oregon in 1938 and grew…
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Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote, born Truman Streckfus Persons (1924 – 1984), was an American novelist, playwright and actor who pioneered the…
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Biography – The Ancestors of William Shakespeare
WHAT’S IN A NAME? (DERIVATIONS OF THE NAME SHAKESPEARE)“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any…
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Elizabethan Education – The Childhood & Education of William Shakespeare
THE CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREThere are no specific records relating William Shakespeare’s attendance at school but the following…
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Life in Elizabethan Stratford upon Avon
William Shakespeare – Life – History – Stratford upon Avon – Elizabethan era – Tudor period – Town Life –…
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William Shakespeare Biography – His Children and Grandchildren
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S CHILDRENWilliam Shakespeare had three children. Susanna was born in May 1583, six months after the wedding of her parents…
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William Shakespeare Biography – Was Sir William Davenant his illegitimate son?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S CHILDRENShakespeare had three legitimate children by Anne Hathaway Shakespeare, a son and two daughters. Hamnet Shakespeare, his son, died…
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William Shakespeare Biography – The Lost Years 1578 – 1582
THE FIRST ‘ LOST YEARS’ 1578 – 1582There are two periods in the life of William Shakespeare referred to as…
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William Shakespeare Biography – The Second Lost Years 1582 – 1592
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BIOGRAPHY – THE SECOND LOST YEARS ‘ 1582 – 1592Little is known about Shakespeare’s activities between 1582 and…
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William Shakespeare Biography – Elizabethan Acting Troupes who visited Stratford
SHAKESPEARE AND THE ELIZABETHAN ACTING TROUPES WHO VISITED STRATFORDStratford was often visited by travelling troupes of professional actors. Such acting…
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