1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare is a history by the American scholar James Shapiro, first published by Faber and Faber in London in 2005. It follows the year Shakespeare finished Henry V and wrote Julius Caesar and As You Like It. It won the 2006 Samuel Johnson Prize.
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The first edition of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by JAMES SHAPIRO was published in London by Faber & Faber in 2005. We track 1 edition.
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The first edition of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by JAMES SHAPIRO was published in London by Faber & Faber in 2005.
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