So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers, regardless of where. This is the setting of the story which unfolds in the court proceedings a story. Dr whos elizabethan jaunt last season neatly cleared up. When called as a witness, shakespeare, a tenant in mountjoys london residence on silver street from approximately 1603 to 1605, said he knew belott was promised a dowry but couldnt quite recall the amount. Nicholl sometimes speculates on how events in shakespeare s life may have affected his work, mr. His statement, writes nicholl, like the signature beneath it, is adequate and no more. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Did shakespeare speak more languages than just english.
What the book does give is a credible and intriguing idea of what might have been. In 1612, shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at westminsterand it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. The lodger shakespeare, unlike other books of its ilk, looks at shakespeare from a domestic standpoint rather than examining his life as a great literary figure. Its the kind of reallife story jacobean playwrights deftly turned into crowdpleasing citizen comedy. Jul 03, 2008 in tls, charles nicholl builds from this deposition to create a story about the world of shakespeare in 16031605, when the bard rented a room from christopher mountjoy on silver street and had a role in persuading stephen belott, mountjoys apprentice, to marry his daughter. Shakespeare on silver street by allen lane, a division of penguin books, 2007 includes bibliographical references pages 308362 and index pt. In the lodger shakespeare, charles nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to. Shakespeare on silver street reprint by nicholl, charles isbn. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lodger. The lodger by charles nicholl overdrive rakuten overdrive. This book offers a fascinating look into everyday life in shakespeare s london, specifically the few years shakespeare lived as a lodger on silver street. The case seems routine a dispute over an unpaid marriagedowry but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatists famously obscure lifestory.
Shakespeare on silver street paperback july 3 2008 by charles nicholl author 4. Dec 01, 2007 it is the 400th anniversary of shakespeares death this month, so a good moment to write something about charles nicholls shakespeare book, the lodger. James shapiro applauds charles nicholls scholarly investigation of. Shakespeare on silver street by charles nicholl allen lane. Charles nicholls account of a littleknown episode of william shakespeares life. Charles nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating episode in shakespeare s life. Similarly, a facsim of f1 has all that front matter which constitutes most of what we know about him.
Feb 08, 2008 the mountjoys house was on silver street, in cripplegate, close to the northwest corner of the city walls. Acclaimed author charles nicholl presents a brilliantly drawn detective story with entirely new insights into shakespeares life. It is the 400th anniversary of shakespeares death this month, so a good moment to write something about charles nicholls shakespeare book, the lodger. Acclaimed author charles nicholl presents a brilliantly drawn detective story with entirely new insights into shakespeare s life. Besides his literary output, nicholl has also presented documentary programmes on television. His books include the reckoning winner of the james tait black prize for biography and the crime writers association gold dagger award for nonfiction, a cup of news. Charles nicholl is an english author specializing in works of history, biography, literary detection, and travel. In search of shakespeare by michael wood bbc books. In 1612, shakespeare gave evidence at the court of requests in westminster it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. Is there a book to accompany michael woods tv show. Called to give evidence was one mr shakespeare that laye in the house at silver street in cripplegate, where the couple concerned first met. Nicholl is one of the great historical detectives of our time and in this atmospheric and exciting book he has created a considerable raritysomething new and original about shakespeare. I explored the story of the mountjoy family in my book the lodger.
Eight years previously he had lodged with the mountjoys, a family of french immigrants, in cripplegate and while there the lady of the house asked mr shakespeare to intervene in the courtship of her daughter and one stephen belott. At the third session, on 23 june, witnesses called by the defence were examined. Shakespeare and his contemporaries by charles nicholl. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The lodger shakespeare by charles nicholl overdrive. I pounced on this because i enjoyedadmiredappreciated charles nicholls the reckoning. The deposition turning forty sugar and gall shakespeare in london pt. In 1612, shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at westminsterand it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken. Nicholl is one of the great historical detectives of our time and in this atmospheric and exciting book he has created a considerable rarity something new and original about shakespeare. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The view reveals itself to be a many sided gem, rather than a snapshot. His subjects have included christopher marlowe, arthur rimbaud, leonardo da vinci, thomas nashe and william shakespeare.
Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Charles nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating episode in shakespeares life. Eight years later, he gave a deposition in a lawsuit brought against his former landlord. In the lodger shakespeare we see the playwright in the daily context of a street in jacobean london.
Shakespeare on silver street by charles nicholl penguin. Listen to the lodger shakespeare audiobook by charles nicholl. In tls, charles nicholl builds from this deposition to create a story about the world of shakespeare in 16031605, when the bard rented a room from christopher mountjoy on silver street and had a role in persuading stephen belott, mountjoys apprentice, to marry his daughter. You can see the house quite clearly in the woodcut map of elizabethan london.
Charles nicholl is a historian, biographer and travel writer. Read the lodger shakespeare his life on silver street by charles nicholl available from rakuten kobo. Shakespeare on silver street reprint by charles nicholl isbn. The mountjoys house was on silver street, in cripplegate, close to the northwest corner of the city walls. Its about shakespeares time lodging on silver street with the huguenot family the mountjoys, and i bought it on the strength of nicholls fine book on the death of marlowe, the reckoning. Shakespeare on silver street 2007, but missed this later morsel of. To access shakespeares inner life, you need a tardis. Mar 15, 2008 in the lodger shakespeare we see the playwright in the daily context of a street in jacobean london. All the evidence we have for what shakespeare knew derives ultimately from his plays, court and census records, and the reports of contemporaries e. His life on silver street charles nicholl in 1612, shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at westminsterand it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. The plates and apparatus inside the riverside shakespeare make it a book on shakespeare as well as an addition. According to the lodger shakespeare by charles nicholl, shakespeare stayed for a season or two before moving. Through nicholl s details, it is easy to picture a 40yearold shakespeare sitting at a desk in a small room at the mountjoy house, quill in hand, feverishly working on his latest play. Listen to the lodger shakespeare by charles nicholl,simon vance for free with a 30 day free trial.
Charles nicholls book opens a window onto jacobean london and the swirl of sights and sensations that surrounded william shakespeare and inevitably found their way into his plays. In 1612 shakespeare gave evidence at the court of requests in westminster. The lodger shakespeare charles nicholl first chapter. These last two are both of st olaves, silver street the parish where the mountjoys lived, where shakespeare lodged, and where stephen belott married miss mountjoy in the parish church. This book focuses on this episode in shakespeares life.