{"product_id":"stratford-on-avon-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-death-of-shakespeare-paperback-9781108048187","title":"Stratford-on-Avon; From the Earliest Times to the Death of Shakespeare (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048187","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStratford-on-Avon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Earliest Times to the Death of Shakespeare\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis illustrated 1890 work draws on archival material to provide a history of Stratford up to the time of Shakespeare's death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSidney Lee (Author), Edward Hull (Illustrated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108048187, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e322 pages, 45 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Sidney Lee (1859–1926) was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare, but is also remembered as the 'sub-editor' recruited by Sir Leslie Stephen when he was embarking on the project of the Dictionary of National Biography, and whose editorial and organisational skills were vital in keeping the publication programme close to its planned schedule. His own contributions to the Dictionary included an account of the life of Queen Victoria and (in Volume 51, 1897) William Shakespeare. This study of Stratford-on-Avon was first published in 1885, and the greatly enlarged version, reissued here, in 1890. (In 1898 Lee produced his biography of Shakespeare (also reissued in this series), regarded for much of the twentieth century as the most reliable account of Shakespeare's life.) This illustrated work draws on the archival material then available to provide a history of the town of Stratford up to the time of Shakespeare's death.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroductory\u003cbr\u003e 1. The origin of the town, and its relations with the see of Worcester\u003cbr\u003e 2. Agricultural life\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mediaeval trade, markets, and fairs\u003cbr\u003e 4. John, Robert, and Ralph of Stratford\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Church of the Holy Trinity\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Guild\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sir Hugh Clopton's benefactions\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Reformation at Stratford\u003cbr\u003e 9. The growth of self-government\u003cbr\u003e 10. John Shakespeare in municipal office and in trade\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Stratford industries and population\u003cbr\u003e 12. John Shakespeare's first settlement in Stratford - the streets\u003cbr\u003e 13. The construction and furniture of the houses - the gardens\u003cbr\u003e 14. The sanitary conditions of the town\u003cbr\u003e 15. Plagues, fires, floods, and famines\u003cbr\u003e 16. Domestic and school discipline\u003cbr\u003e 17. The occupations of Stratford lads\u003cbr\u003e 18. The players at Stratford\u003cbr\u003e 19. Rural sports\u003cbr\u003e 20. Charlecote House - poaching in the park\u003cbr\u003e 21. Indoor amusements\u003cbr\u003e 22. Christenings and marriage\u003cbr\u003e 23. Shakespeare at Stratford in later life\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Gunpowder Plot - Combe's death - the attempt to enclose the Welcombe Fields\u003cbr\u003e 25. Shakespeare's death and his descendants.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266087342360,"sku":"9781108048187","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048187i.jpg?v=1696746816","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stratford-on-avon-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-death-of-shakespeare-paperback-9781108048187","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}