FOBO - William Shakspere Biography (page 1/2)

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[picture: William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke]

William Pembroke, 1580 – 1630, is remembered in the name of a Cambridge University college for his gift of Greek manuscripts. Chalmers has a short short biography of William Herbert that does not mention the following, taken from the Knight biography of Shakespeare: [more...] [$]

Front Cover, Biography of Shakespeare

The front cover of this book has the wrong title, “The Works of Shakspere” instead of “William Shakspere: A Biography.” [$]

Bacon.

Francis Bacon, the lawyer, and William Shakspere, the actor, are unconscious each of the greatness of the other. The difference of their rank probably prevents that communication which might have [...] [more...] [$]

Shottery Cottage

The cottage in Stratford-on-Avon where William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, lived as a child. Shottery is the name of a village near Stratford. [more...] [$]

Sir Philip Sidney

In the spring of 1588…. [more...] [$]

Some images from “William Shakspere: A Biography” by Charles Knight, 1843 (reprinted by Collier of New York). The spelling of Shakespeare is used in most of Knight’s works.

Bought at Odyssey Books on Rue Stanley, Montreal, QC, Canada, on 5th August 2007.

This book is also online (in lower resolution) at archive.org.

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William Shakspere Biography (page 1/2)

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