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Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk | Jane Sutcliffe
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When Jane Sutcliffe sets out to write a book about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, in her own words, she runs into a problem: Will's words keep popping up all over the place! What's an author to do? After all, Will is responsible for such familiar phrases as "what's done is done" and "too much of a good thing." He even helped turn "household words" into household words. But, Jane embraces her dilemma, writing about Shakespeare, his plays, and his famous phrases with glee. After all, what better words are there to use to write about the greatest writer in the English language than his very own? As readers will discover, "the long and the short of it" is this: Will changed the English language forever. Backmatter includes an authors note, a bibliography, and a timeline.
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Part two of library discard #bookhaul is some nonfiction. I just perused the tagged last library visit. Kiddo likes coral reefs (book is a little below level but 🤷🏻‍♀️). Illustrated Canterbury Tales for kids and Atlas of the Medieval World will be handy for next time through medieval history, and the Wild West Fact Tracker will be good for fourth grade history next school year.

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#SongsOfSummer Day 16: Sutcliffe gave a brief overview of what London was like during Shakespeare‘s period in his biography of Shakespeare‘s words (not the man) and how most of the people regarded going to the theatre as their primary recreation, esp during #HotSummerNight(s). Apparently: “As many as 18,000 people a week made their way to the city‘s playhouses. That‘s nearly one in every ten Londoners.” My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-in9

OriginalCyn620 ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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