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Shakespeare for Every Night of the Year
Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespearean snippets, with one extract for every night of the year.
Chosen especially by a Shakespeare fanatic to reflect the changing seasons and yearly events, the entries in this glorious book include Romeo and Juliet on Valentine’s Day, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in midsummer, Macbeth’s witches around their cauldron on Halloween, and feasting at Christmas, alongside one of Shakespeare’s only two mentions of football for the anniversary of the first FA cup final, and you’ll also find out exactly when the Ides of March is.
Beautifully illustrated with favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, this handsome volume provides an accessible, fun introduction to his work, both the well-known and lesser-known plays and also his poetry. Keep this book by your bedside and luxuriate in the rich language of the greatest writer the world has ever known, for entertainment, relaxation, and timeless wisdom every night of the year.
Chosen especially by a Shakespeare fanatic to reflect the changing seasons and yearly events, the entries in this glorious book include Romeo and Juliet on Valentine’s Day, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in midsummer, Macbeth’s witches around their cauldron on Halloween, and feasting at Christmas, alongside one of Shakespeare’s only two mentions of football for the anniversary of the first FA cup final, and you’ll also find out exactly when the Ides of March is.
Beautifully illustrated with favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, this handsome volume provides an accessible, fun introduction to his work, both the well-known and lesser-known plays and also his poetry. Keep this book by your bedside and luxuriate in the rich language of the greatest writer the world has ever known, for entertainment, relaxation, and timeless wisdom every night of the year.
488 pages, Hardcover
Published April 9, 2024
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Colin Salter
53 books9 followersEdinburgh-based writer Colin Salter is the author of 100 Letters That Changed The World, 100 Speeches That Changed The World and the co-author with Scott Christianson of 100 Books That Changed The World.
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December 31, 2025
This is a beautiful looking book but the Shakespeare selections within are mostly very odd.
January 2, 2026
Interesting and challenging.
We read it every night for a year, just as described. Each day includes a historical fact for that date - which might be the birth of an actor famous for their Shakepearean role or when the lightbulb was invented, etc - which was then linked, sometimes tenuously, to the day's excerpt from Shakespeare's works. It was an interesting approach, and we learned a lot about Shakespeare's works, but it was also quite tedious and patchy at times, with more excerpts from some works than others and some odd choices. We had expected an introduction to each play or sonnet, but alas no. Frankly, we were happy to see 31 December roll around and to have finished the book.
We read it every night for a year, just as described. Each day includes a historical fact for that date - which might be the birth of an actor famous for their Shakepearean role or when the lightbulb was invented, etc - which was then linked, sometimes tenuously, to the day's excerpt from Shakespeare's works. It was an interesting approach, and we learned a lot about Shakespeare's works, but it was also quite tedious and patchy at times, with more excerpts from some works than others and some odd choices. We had expected an introduction to each play or sonnet, but alas no. Frankly, we were happy to see 31 December roll around and to have finished the book.
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