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CONTENTS

Preface to the New and Revised Edition (not in original TOC) v
Preface to the First Edition (not in original TOC) xxv
I
PARENTAGE AND BIRTH
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Distribution of the name of Shakespeare 1
The poet's ancestry 2
The poet's father 4
His settlement at Stratford 5
The poet's mother 6
1564, April. The poet's birth and baptism 8
Alleged birthplace 8
II
CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGE
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The father in municipal office 10
Brothers and sisters 11
The father's financial difficulties 12
1571-7 Shakespeare's education 13
His classical equipment 15
Shakespeare's knowledge of the Bible 17
1575 Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth 18
1577 Withdrawal from school 18
1582, Dec. The poet's marriage 19
Richard Hathaway of Shottery 19
Anne Hathaway 20
Anne Hathaway's cottage 20
The bond against impediments 21
1583, May. Birth of the poet's daughter Susanna 23
Formal betrothal probably dispensed with 24

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