Are you shaky about Shakespeare? Have you nodded off during The Winter's Tale? This handy guide will help you buff up on the Bard at one fell swoop before you are hoist with your own petard. Packed with facts, it charts his life and times, sums up the plot of each of his works in one sentence, explores the comedies, histories and tragedies, and offers helpful tips for watching the plays.
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Doing their best to forget their underwhelming turns as Peaseblossom and the Bishop of Carlisle in school performances, B. Coates and E. Foley were delighted to rediscover the joy of Shakespeare as grown-ups. As editors, they spend their days immersed in 'Words, words, words'. They are the bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-ups, Advanced Homework for Grown-ups and The Homework for Grown-ups Quiz Book.
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