Project Gutenberg 2010-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 399 Curling, Henry 1803 1864 William Shakespeare as He Lived: An Historical Tale Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "William Shakespeare as He Lived: An Historical Tale" by Henry Curling is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative unfolds during the time of Queen Elizabeth I, detailing the formative years of William Shakespeare as he navigates early adulthood, encounters the beauty Charlotte Clopton, and becomes embroiled in the vibrant society of his era. The book promises to explore the interplay of Shakespeare's personal life, his interactions with significant historical figures, and the rich cultural backdrop of Elizabethan England. At the start of the tale, we meet a young William Shakespeare, portrayed as a spirited and intelligent youth full of yearning and creativity. While taking a morning stroll through the lush forests of Warwickshire, he reflects on the beauty of nature and his aspirations, setting the stage for his character's poetic sensibilities. The opening chapter introduces the first hints of conflict when Shakespeare narrowly escapes an attack by a vengeful forester before being thrust into a dramatic incident involving Charlotte Clopton's runaway horse, which he bravely rescues her from. This act of heroism establishes the beginning of his connection with the Clopton family and foreshadows the intertwining of their fates in the shadow of historical events and personal ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: British Literature 1051573 2025-08-14T08:11:38.733268 text/html 1058929 2021-01-07T08:43:18 text/html 496743 2025-08-14T08:11:53.915188 application/epub+zip 513639 2025-08-14T08:11:43.285257 application/epub+zip 482640 2025-08-14T08:11:41.604254 application/epub+zip 932082 2025-08-14T08:12:02.101174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909802 2025-08-14T08:11:52.513230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836497 2022-09-16T05:08:19.571868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994577 2025-08-14T08:11:36.643276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 994279 2021-01-07T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 994278 2021-01-07T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20303 2025-08-14T08:12:02.249124 application/rdf+xml 18779 2025-08-14T08:11:42.141235 image/jpeg 4012 2025-08-14T08:11:41.876233 image/jpeg 382435 2021-01-07T08:43:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 391722 2021-01-07T08:43:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 382365 2021-01-07T08:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 482348 2025-08-14T08:11:38.815221 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia