In a gorgeous children’s collection ... are—and how finely they demonstrate the ineffable elasticity of William Shakespeare’s work. Four centuries after his plays were printed, their ...

But there's only one Bard. William Shakespeare, who was born one of eight children 461 years ago on April 23, 1564, lived just 52 years. But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of ...

Writers William Shakespeare and Ben Hecht will make quite ... afternoon in a new dramatization of Hecht’s memoir, “A Child of the Century,” by Shakespeare Project of Chicago, one of the ...

Legendary playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare is believed to have ... instructed by the Prayer Book to ensure that their children were baptized no later than the first Sunday after ...

Illustration of William Shakespeare leaving home, bidding farewell to his wife, Anne Hathaway, and children. Photo: Culture Club / Getty Images. Not anymore. A newly discovered fragment of a 17th ...

William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough council of Stratford-upon-Avon. William was the third of eight children, though his two elder siblings did not survive childhood.

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage ... She was eight years older than him and their first child, Susanna, was born six months after their wedding.