Illustrations of Shakespeare's house and school
- Illustrations of Shakespeare's house and school
- Title (alt.):
Shakespeare and Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Title (uniform):
Illustrated London news
William Shakespeare is believed to have been born on April 23, 1564, in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, some 100 miles from London. His father John was a glove maker and eventually Mayor of Stratford, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a prosperous farmer. The 19th-century images displayed here illustrate the house where William was born, the grammar school he attended, and other places of interest in Stratford. Shakespeare's career took him to London in 1592, while his wife Anne Hathaway and their three children remained in Stratford. Shakespeare returned to his hometown in 1611, and died there in 1616.
- Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897
- Little, William
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
- Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Dramatists, English--Homes and haunts--England--Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon (England)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Pages 180-181 in The Illustrated London News, September 18, 1847. London : William Little, 1847.
Exhibited: "Shakespeare’s Here and Everywhere" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2016-2017.
- 4 illustrations on 2 pages: engraving ; 40 x 57 cm
- Table of Contents:
Chamber in Shakespeare's house
Shakespeare's school and ancient guild hall, at Stratford
The grammar school-room, at Stratford.
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