General Note: First published in Britain by BBC Worldwide Ltd. 2003."Published to accompany the television series, In search of Shakespeare, produced by Maya Vision and first broadcast on BBC2 in 2003"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-347) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Roots -- A child of state -- Education : school and beyond -- John Shakespeare?s secret -- Marriage and children -- The lost years -- London : fame -- The duty of poets -- A hell of time -- Shakespeare in love? -- Shakespeare?s dream of England -- Ambition : the Globe -- The theatre of the world -- Gunpowder, treason, and plot -- Lost worlds, new worlds -- Tempests are kind.