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| Title | William Shakespeare |
| Author | Haydn Middleton |
| Ilustrator | Gerry Ball |
| Collection | True Lives |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Recommended age | 10 |
| English level | 4 |
| Topic | Picture Story, Realistic Fiction |
| Summary | Will Shakespeare dreamed of becoming an actor and a playwright. At 19 he left his home town of Stratford and headed for London, following his dream. He became an actor, part owner of the Globe theatre – and the greatest playwright of all time. Four hundred years on, his plays are even more popular. They are performed in theatres all over the world. |