Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Notebooks by Justin Richards

Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Notebooks by Justin Richards

Many people know about William Shakespeare's famous encounter with the Doctor at the Globe Theatre in 1599. But what few people know (though many have suspected) is that it was not the first time they met.

Drawn from recently discovered archives, The Shakespeare Notebooks is the holy grail for Bard scholars: conclusive proof that the Doctor not only appeared throughout Shakespeare's life but also had a significant impact on his writing. In these pages you'll find early drafts of scenes and notes for characters that never appeared in the plays; discarded lines of dialogue and sonnets; never-before-seen journal entries; and much more.

From the original notes for Hamlet (with a very different appearance by the ghost) and revealing early versions of the faeries of A Midsummer Night's Dream to strange stage directions revised to remove references to a mysterious blue box, The Shakespeare Notebooks is an astonishing document that offers a unique insight into the mind of one of history's most respected and admired figures. And also, of course, William Shakespeare.

JUSTIN RICHARDS has authored so many books that he can't keep track of them all. He's also created a media diary and produced audio scripts, a stage play, edited anthologies of short tales, and edited anthologies of short stories. The Death Collector, The Chaos Code, The Parliament of Blood, and the series The Invisible Detective, Time Runners, and Agent Alfie are among Justin's works. He's also the Creative Director of the BBC's best-selling Doctor Who books, and he's written quite a few of them. Justin resides in Warwick with his family.