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Life in Shakespeare’s England
Preface J. Dover Wilson England and the English (Richard II, Henry V etc.) England, the English, birth and rank, snobbery, English women Part One: Shakespeare’s Youth, Stratford, 1564-86 Born 1564: son of a farmer and shopkeeper of Stratford-upon-Avon: probably attends the free grammar school of the town The Countryside Midsummer Night’s Dream, induction to The …
The Life of Shakespeare
Preface Introduction 1564-80: The Schoolboy 1580-7: Marriage 1587-8: London 1588-94: The Lord Chamberlain’s Servant 1595-7: Death of Hamnet 1597-1600: The Globe 1601-3: The Man of Property 1603-7: The King’s Servant 1608-13: A Grandchild 1613-16: Stratford Appendices The Family of Shakespeare Inter-relationship of the families of Combe, Lane, Nash, Shakespeare, Quiney List of Books
Churchill: A Study in Failure 1900-1939
Preface Summary of Churchill’s Career 1874-1939 Young Tribune, 1900-14 The Hazards of War, 1914-18 The Lloyd George Coalition, 1919-22 Eclipse and Revival 1922-9 The India Question, 1929-25 The Defence of the Realm, 1933-7 The Return from Exile, 1937-9