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- Publisher
- Faber
- First published
- 2005
- Length
- ≈ 429 pages
- Reading time
- 11–15 hours
- ISBN
- 0571214800
Reading time assumes 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate. Edition source
What is this book about?
James Shapiro’s book follows William Shakespeare through a single year. In 1599 Shakespeare finished Henry V and wrote Julius Caesar and As You Like It. Alongside the playwright’s life, Shapiro explores the social, political and artistic life of London in that year. The book was published in 2005.
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