|summary=A brilliant starting point for those with little or no knowledge of Shakespeare, but of limited use as a detailed study guide to any particular play.
|rating=4
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Maybe
|format=Hardback
|pages=208
|publisher= Quercus Publishing plc
|date=November 2008
|isbn=978-1847246158
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|amazonus=<amazonus>184724615X</amazonus>
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|cover=184724615X
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For another guide to Shakespeare, but with a slightly different approach, we can recommend [[Shakespeare on Toast by Ben Crystal]].