William Shakespeare was one of the greatest storytellers who ever lived. This is the story of his world in Elizabethan England 400 years ago, and the famous globe theater. It also tells the present-day story of an American actor whose dream to rebuild the Globe in London, where it first stood, became a reality. With quotes from his plays throughout, and wonderfully illustrated in full-color, this book includes a list of his plays and poems, a chronological list of events, information about the original actors, a list of many of the words and phrases he created, while also telling the story of William Shakespeare in a five-act masterpiece. p.b., 48 pgs.