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Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard

Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard( )
Author: Wright, Richard B.
ISBN:978-1-55468-835-7
Publication Date:Sep 2010
Publisher:HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $39.99
Book Description:

In a quiet manor house in Oxfordshire, an ailing housekeeper by the name of Aerlene Ward feels the time has come to confess the great secret that has shaped her life-she is the illegitimate daughter of William Shakespeare, England's most famous playwright.

With a brilliant eye and ear for this rich period of history, Richard B. Wright brings to life the teeming streets of Elizabethan London and the seasonal rhythms of rural life in Oliver Cromwell's England as he interweaves...
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Book Details
Pages:352
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 2.896 cm
Book Weight:0.455 Kilograms
Author Biography
Wright, Richard B. (Author)
Richard B. Wright was born in Midland, Canada on March 4, 1937. After graduating from Ryerson University in 1959, he worked as a copywriter for newspapers and radio shows and later accepted an editor post at Macmillan Canada. His first book, Andrew Tolliver, was a children's book. His first novel, The Weekend Man, was published in 1970. He wrote more than 15 books during his lifetime including Nightfall, The Age of Longing, and In the Middle of a Life. Clara Callan won the 2001 Giller Prize, the 2001 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, and the 2002 Trillium Book Award. His memoir, A Life with Words, was published in 2015. He became a member of the Order of Canada in 2007. He also taught English at Ridley College. He died after sustaining a fall on February 7, 2017 at the age of 79.

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