Shakespeare: Life and Work
John Munro
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
William Shakespeare: actor, poet, playwright. He is often called England's greatest writer, the Bard of Avon, a national treasure. But who was he? An average boy, born to an average family of the period; a romantic and dreamer, tempted away from his rural home by the sights and sounds of the big city. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, here is one of the many studies of the bard's life and works. (7 hr 36 min)
Chapters
| Shakespere's Parents, Boyhood, Education, Marriage and Departure from Stratford | 49:02 | Read by Lynne T |
| Shakespere's London | 41:29 | Read by Kalynda |
| Development of Shakespere's Work and their Succession | 25:09 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The First Period | 42:39 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Second Period | 47:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Third Period | 50:46 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Fourth Period | 23:36 | Read by Jim Locke |
| My Experience in Shakespere's Work | 22:36 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Shakespere as Revealed in his Works | 23:31 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Continuation of Shakespere's Biography | 42:29 | Read by Rachel Mauldin |
| Shakespere's Will, Tomb, and Descendants | 30:41 | Read by Rachel Mauldin |
| English Drama Before Shakespere | 56:32 | Read by Jim Locke |