"Shakespeare: The World as Stage"

Bill Bryson is such a thrill. He reminds me of Jon Krakauer in the amount of research he must dedicate to each book. That said, this was perhaps the least detailed book I've seen by Bryson. This is due, in part, to the fact that he is using this book to separate fact from fiction. The major thrust of the writing is to dispell commonly held ideas about the life of William Shakespeare. The reader is guided through what is factually known about Shakespeare's life and what is often referred to as factually based regarding his life. Bryson tells about what is speculated then he breaks down what was feasible and likely to have occurred. It was a quick read and interesting but not tremendously educational. I can't help but look past this book and give Bryson all due credit for digging in and presenting what he found, regardless of it being noteworthy or not.