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    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    The Merry Wives of Windsor
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    The Merry Wives of Windsor

    By William Shakespeare

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    The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It has been adapted for the opera on occasions.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWS
    Release dateJun 13, 2018
    ISBN9782291040552
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    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

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