
A brisk, shining doorway into Elizabethan England. A Day With William Shakespeare opens a window on a life and culture that still shapes our stage and our stories. Maurice Clare's concise, engaging exploration works as a biographical sketch, an educational essay, and a vivid...

"Breakfast, in 1599, was a rite "more honoured in the breach than in the observance." Most people, having supped with exceeding heartiness the previous night, ignored breakfast altogether: especially as dinner would occur some time between 10 and 12 a.m. Those who could not go...


