Lodger Shakespeare

In 1612 Shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at Westminster-and it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. In <i>The Lodger Shakespeare</i> Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating but little-known episode in the Bard's life. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of sources Nicholl creates a compellingly detailed account of the circumstances in which Shakespeare lived and worked amid the bustle of early seventeenth-century London. This elegant often unexpected exploration presents a new and original look at Shakespeare as he was writing such masterpieces as <i>Othello Measure for Measure</i> and <i>King Lear</i>.