num_pages: 48
description: Will Shakespeare dreamed of becoming an actor and a playwright. At nineteen he left his home and headed for London, following his dream. He became an actor, part owner of the Globe theater, and the greatest playwright of his time. Four hundred years later, his plays are still hugely popularand performed at theaters all over the world.
language: English
title: William Shakespeare
titlecomplete: William Shakespeare
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 14
series: What's Their Story?, Creative Lives
publisher: Heinemann Library Paperbacks