Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts

Friday, 24 April 2020

Happy (belated) Birthday William Shakespeare on your 456th


William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".

Born: April 23, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Buried: May 5, 1616, Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Sunday, 12 March 2017

Sweating for literature




Me, Brian, and Marc... 10 hours spent clearing 60 boxes and shopping bags full of overstock at Brian's Abbey Books... the best English language bookstore in Paris.