Eminent lives

"Reissued with a new introduction 2016"--Title page verso

"William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. His Shakespeare is like no one else's - the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and a gift for storytelling unrivaled in our time."--Back cover

Originally published: New York : HarperPerennial, 2008