The World of Shakespeare
- ISBN-10
- 0746024541
- ISBN-13
- 9780746024546
- Category
- English drama
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- E.D.C. Publishing
- Authors
- Anna Claybourne, Rebecca Treays
Description
The world Shakespeare knew was full of danger, excitement and change. Elizabethan London was filthy, crowded, crime-ridden, hazardous, thrilling and inspiring.
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