Daniel Swift

Will’s world: Shakespeare as the man in the crowd

Geoffrey Marsh anchors the playwright in his 1590s’ London neighbourhood, where he was surrounded by leather workers and refugees from the Continent

Portrait of Shakespeare from the title page of the first folio of his plays. Credit: Getty Images
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  • Living with Shakespeare: Saint Helen’s Parish, London, 1593-1598

    Geoffrey Marsh

    Edinburgh University Press, pp. 502, £25

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