Literature
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How Many Plays Did Shakespeare Write?
The general consensus is that Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays (see list below). However, no one can know for certain because…
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Shakespeare’s Children
William and Anne Shakespeare had three children. Their first child was Susanna, born a mere six months after the wedding…
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Shakespeare’s Marriage
Recordings in the Episcopal register at Worcester on the dates of November 27 and 28, 1582, reveal that Shakespeare desired…
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Shakespeare’s School Days: What Did Shakespeare Read?
An invaluable work from a celebrated head-master in the early seventeenth century gives us a wealth of information regarding what…
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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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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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