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Shakespeare’s Education and Childhood
Shakespeare probably began his education at the age of six or seven at the Stratford grammar school, which is still…
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Shakespeare’s Burial
Shakespeare is buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church in his hometown of Stratford, Warwickshire. His gravestone bears an…
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Shakespeare was a famous and respected dramatist at the time of his death. Why was so little attention paid to his passing?
Shakespeare was indeed a man of fame and wealth for many years before his death, thanks in great part to…
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How Did Shakespeare Die?
The cause of Shakespeare’s death is a mystery, but an entry in the diary of John Ward, the vicar of…
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Shakespeare’s Birth
The baptismal register of the Holy Trinity parish church, in Stratford, shows the following entry for April 26, 1564: Gulielmus filius…
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Mr. Pottle And The One Man Dog by Richard Connell
“Ambrose! Ambrose dear!” The new Mrs. Pottle put down the book she was reading–Volume Dec to Erd of the encyclopedia.…
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Mr. Pottle And Pageantry by Richard Connell
§1 “He wouldn’t give a cent,” announced Mrs. Pottle, blotting up the nucleus of a tear on her cheek with…
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Mr. Pottle And Culture by Richard Connell
Out of the bathtub, rubicund and rotund, stepped Mr. Ambrose Pottle. He anointed his hair with sweet spirits of lilac…
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Gretna Greenhorns by Richard Connell
§1 The brown eyes of Chester Arthur Jessup, Jr., were fixed on the maroon banner of the Clintonia High School…
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Mr. Braddy’s Bottle by Richard Connell
§1 “This,” said Mr. William Lum solemnly, “is the very las’ bottle of this stuff in these United States!” It…
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