Oxford Bookworms Library, 2001. — 61 pages.С иллюстрациями, упражнениями и глоссарием.William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays.
But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his only son died?
We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.Contents:
Map of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Map of London.
Toby remembers.
Stratford-upon-Avon.
The actors come to town.
A new life in London.
The plague years.
Death in the family.
Queens, Kings, and Princes.
A Scottish King for England.
The Mermaid Tavern.
Back to Stratford.
The last years.
England will remember.
Quotations in the story.
Glossary.
Activities.
