Shakespeare And The Countess
Author: Laoutaris, Chris
ISBN: 9780241960226
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 27 May 2015
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback / softback
The first ever biography of Lady Elizabeth Russell, the woman who waged battle against Shakespeare
In November 1596 a woman signed a document which would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare . . .Who was the woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life?Never far from controversy when she was alive - she sparked numerous riots and indulged in acts of bribery, breaking-and-entering, and kidnapping - Elizabeth Russell has been edited out of public memory, yet the chain of events she set in motion would be the making of Shakespeare as we all know him today.Providing new pieces to the puzzle, Chris Laoutaris's thrilling biography reveals for the first time the life of this extraordinary woman, and why she decided to wage her battle against Shakespeare.
ISBN: 9780241960226
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 27 May 2015
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback / softback
The first ever biography of Lady Elizabeth Russell, the woman who waged battle against Shakespeare
In November 1596 a woman signed a document which would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare . . .Who was the woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life?Never far from controversy when she was alive - she sparked numerous riots and indulged in acts of bribery, breaking-and-entering, and kidnapping - Elizabeth Russell has been edited out of public memory, yet the chain of events she set in motion would be the making of Shakespeare as we all know him today.Providing new pieces to the puzzle, Chris Laoutaris's thrilling biography reveals for the first time the life of this extraordinary woman, and why she decided to wage her battle against Shakespeare.
