Hamlet's Dresser A Memoir

Name: Hamlet's Dresser A Memoir
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ISBN: 9780684852706

ISBN-10: 0684852705

ISBN-13: 9780684852706

Edition: 2003

Authors: Bob Smith

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The true story of a boy whose life was saved by literature,Hamlet's Dresseris a portrait of a person made whole by art. Bob Smith's childhood was a fragile and lonely one, spent largely caring for his handicapped sister, Carolyn. But at age ten, his local librarian gave him a copy of Shakespeare'sThe Merchant of Venice,and it transformed him. In Bob's first look at Shakespeare's penetrating language -- "In sooth I know not why I am so sad" -- he had found a window through which to view the world. Years later, when the American Shakespeare Festival moved into Stratford and Smith was hired as Hamlet's dresser, his life's passion took shape. Blending tragedy and comedy, Smith gracefully weaves…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 2/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English