Learn about the story of William Shakespeare, the incredible playwright and poet who shaped the world of literature. This powerful book features captivating illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline and a detailed profile of his life.

Little William grew up during the Tudor era, a time long before TV or movies. But then, as now, there was storytelling, and William loved to create new stories. After getting married to his wife Anne, William moved to London to seek his fortune. He joined a theatre there and acted on stage alongside writing his own plays. His work is some of the most famous literature of all time, loved and performed across the world to this day. From the romance of Romeo and Juliet and the drama of Macbeth, to the farce of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, his works explore an enormous range of emotion, each with their own lessons about the human experience.

A truly timeless, iconic figure, William Shakespeare forever changed language and culture with his incredible gift for literature.