The Sonnets by Warwick Collins

The Sonnets by Warwick Collins

Shakespeare in Love for the sonnets: a fictional tale of how Shakespeare wrote his most famous poems. No one knows for sure precisely when and where Shakespeare wrote his sonnets or, more intriguingly, who he wrote them for. In this wonderfully entertaining novel acclaimed author Warwick Collins imagines the circumstances that inspired 30 of the Bard's most popular sonnets. The young Will Shakespeare is living under the patronage of Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. The controversial earl is under pressure from his family and those close to the royal court to settle down but he is far too busy drinking, carousing and cavorting with his motley band of acquaintances to pay attention. Not then, the obvious setting for poetic genius but within the politics (both State and sexual) of this lofty household Will finds lots to inspire his pen, and a few attractive distractions too. Collins has crafted a clever, witty and enjoyable novel from fragments of history. He interweaves 30 sonnets into the text in seamless fashion. The Sonnets wears its scholarship lightly and its love of Shakespeare and poetry proudly.

Praise for ‘Gents’

'A smart, raw, telling modern parable!'
John Vasconcellos, California State Senator

'Gents is one of those rare little gems, like Ben Rice's Pobby & Dingan, that punches so far above its weight that it will effortlessly knock you out'
John Self, The Asylum website

'A startling, wonderful book.'
Times Educational Supplement

Warwick Collins lives in Lymington, Hampshire and is the author of several novels and screenplays. He blogs regularly at www.warwickcollins.com.

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ISBN 13	9780007306190
ISBN 10	0007306199
Title	The Sonnets
Author	Warwick Collins
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2009-04-30
Number of pages	272
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