Professor Richard Schoch

“[A] page-turning story” – Times Literary Supplement “Eye-opening” – Michael Billington “A detailed and highly compelling story that involves so much more than bricks and mortar.” – The Stratford Herald In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 – known colloquially as the ‘Birthplace’ – remains the chief shrine. It’s...

[A] page-turning story - Laurie Maguire, Times Literary Supplement A terrific addition to the Shakespeare library ... eye-opening. - Michael Billington, Country Life Now available in paperback, Richard Schoch's compelling history of Shakespeare's birthplace reveals the value we place on the building and on the man himself. In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William...