Reviews for Shakespeare

The average rating for Shakespeare based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-03 00:00:00 Abrar Khan I don't even know what sort of search I was doing when I stumbled across this on my Kindle. Maisie Ward was a personal friend of the Chestertons and, so, superbly placed to write this biography only six years after G.K. died. Chock-a-block full of fascinating interviews, excerpts from obscure sources (like early school essays), and family history, this book is written so accessibly that I just dove in and haven't looked up yet. ===== UPDATE I don't know why anyone would bother to read another biography of Chesterton (except for Chesterton's autobiography ' Ward quotes it and points out that her book is a companion volume at best). I know there are others that are newer but this is so enjoyable and informative that I really am getting a good feel for G.K. Chapters like that on Bernard Shaw (which was read by Bernard Shaw before the book went to print) are simply priceless for insights into both G.B.S. and G.K.C. I especially loved the fact that Chesterton wrote a book on Shaw, which Shaw reviewed (not too favorably) and then wrote Chesterton a letter chiding him for wasting his time on writing a book about him ... when what Shaw wanted from him was a play! I was completely unprepared for the amount of understanding and affection in the exchange of letters shared in that chapter.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-08-24 00:00:00 Joshua Erickson Those of you who enjoy trying to think closer to the man and his ideas will rejoice with me as I found this surprise in the bargain section of an old bookshop in Carlton who knew nothing of its true value . I went travelling across the universe after a very short trip on the tram to get there . Beats fossicking for gold!