Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup

Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts

Kathryn Harkup

368 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging dark informative medium-paced
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An in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters. In Death By Shakespeare, Kathryn Harkup, best-selling author of A is for Arsenic and expert on the more gruesome side of science, turns her ex...

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challenging 12%
lighthearted 9%

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