Lodger

Charles Nicholl

RRP: £20.00

Publisher: ALLEN LANE

Publication Date : 01/11/2007

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A new book from one of Britain's most celebrated and bestselling non-fiction authors. A brilliantly original literary detective story, and an entirely new take on Shakespeare's life, it focuses on the years of his residence on Silver Street, 1602-1604. Nicholls's previous biography, "Leonardo Da Vinci", sold 20,000 in hardback and 95,000 in paperback, and has been translated into 17 languages. This book will appeal to fans of literature, biography and history.

Publisher's description:

In 1612 Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's life-story. This work applies a biographical magnifying glass to this episode in his life.

ISBN: 9780713998900