The Late Mr. Shakespeare

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Simon and Schuster, 23.04.1999 - 999 Seiten
Our guide to the life of the Bard is an actor called Pickleherring, who asserts that as a boy he was an original member of Shakespeare's acting troupe. In an attic above a brothel in Restoration London—a half century after Shakespeare has departed the stage—Pickleherring, now an old man, sits down to write the full story of his former friend, mentor, and master. Fond, faithful Pickleherring has forgotten nothing over the years, and using sources both firsthand and far-fetched he means to set the record straight. Was Shakespeare ever actually "in love"? Did he write his own plays? Who was the Dark Lady of the Sonnets? Brilliantly in tune with today's Shakespeare renaissance, Robert Nye gives us an outrageous, language-loving, and edifying romp through the life and times of the greatest writer who ever lived.

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his first word the otters
Was John Shakespeare John Falstaff?
How Shakespeares mother played with
What this book is doing
Shakespeare breeches
Pickleherrings room in which he is writing this book
The Man in the Moon or Pickleherring in praise of country history
Positively the last word about whittawers

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Autoren-Profil (1999)

Robert Nye is a novelist and poet who was born in London. His novels include Falstaff, Mrs. Shakespeare: The Complete Works, and The Voyage of the Destiny. He lives in Ireland.

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