First published 2023
Historian Frederick Fairholt ventures to Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace. He tours the poet's humble cottage, now a shrine to his legacy. Fairholt uncovers the mementos and artifacts that reveal the Bard's life, from his family's leatherwork trade to his famous writing desk. As he delves into the details of Shakespeare's domestic world, Fairholt discovers the universal truths that shaped the greatest playwright of all time.
Genres: biography, history, british-literature, 19th-century, art-history, academic
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: biographical, historical-fiction
Setting: Stratford-upon-Avon
Period: 19th-Century
106 pages · Paperback · Legare Street Press