The Bard and the Book HB first folio and Sir Derek Jacobi)

and Sir Derek Jacobi)

the series follows the struggles of the Bard's early career and his domestic life split between London and Stratford-upon-Avon

the Orange Tree Theatre in 1991

from the medieval period to the present day

Print with skull design using part of the speech:

The Bard and the Book HB first folio and Sir Derek Jacobi)The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four hundred year old book that made it possible. Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays. Characters lines were scribbled on small rolls of paper (as in, an actors role) and passed around, but no master script was saved for the future. The main reason weve heard of Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, and Shakespeare himself is that a