{"product_id":"shakespeares-house-9781350524699","title":"Shakespeares House","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] page-turning story'' \u003c\/b\u003e- Lauris Maguire, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A terrific addition to the Shakespeare library ... eye-opening.'' \u003c\/b\u003e- Michael Billington, \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available in paperback, Richard''s Schoch''s compelling history of Shakespeare''s birthplace reveals the value we place on the building and on the man himself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564  known colloquially as the Birthplace'  remains the chief shrine. It's not as romantic as Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage, it's not where he wrote any of his plays, and there's nothing inside the house that once belonged to Shakespeare himself. So why, for centuries, have people kept turning up on the doorstep?  Richard Schoch answers that question by examining the history of the Birthplace and by exploring how its changing fortunes over four centuries perfectly mirror th\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039341936983,"sku":"9781350524699","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350524699.jpg?v=1750943382","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeares-house-9781350524699","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}