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Securing Shakespeare’s Birthplace for the nation and the world

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Sylvia Morris

16 September 1847 is a date that all those interested in Shakespeare should know. On that date an auction was held at the Auction Mart in London at which Shakespeare’s birthplace, described on the sale poster as “The Truly Heart-stirring … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s early reputation

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

Shakespeare is now so universally known, his reputation so unassailable, we naturally wonder how he was received during his own lifetime. Did his contemporaries realise that he would be remembered and celebrated centuries afterwards? This was the question, subtitled “What did … Continue reading →

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