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History has not graced us with many details about Shakespeare as a person, but we do know that he and his wife had three children, including a son named Hamnet who died at the age of 11 in 1596, four ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...