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  2. Bus - Wikipedia

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    Having invented the successful concept Baudry moved to Paris and launched the first omnibus service there in April 1828. [1] A similar service was introduced in Manchester in 1824 and in London in 1829. [6] [7] [8]

  3. Shakespearean history - Wikipedia

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    The above tables exclude Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (composed c. 1589, revised c. 1593), which is not closely based on Roman history or legend but which, it has been suggested, may have been written in reply to Marlowe's Dido, Queene of Carthage, Marlowe's play presenting an idealised picture of Rome's origins, Shakespeare's "a terrible ...

  4. William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").

  5. Troilus and Cressida - Wikipedia

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    The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida, often shortened to Troilus and Cressida (/ ˈ t r ɔɪ l ʌ s ... ˈ k r ɛ s ɪ d ə / or / ˈ t r oʊ. ɪ l ʌ s /) [1] [2]), is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602.

  6. Outline of William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery, London. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the ...

  7. Influence of William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare introduced or invented countless words in his plays, with estimates of the number in the several thousands. Warren King clarifies by saying that, "In all of his work – the plays, the sonnets and the narrative poems – Shakespeare uses 17,677 words: Of those, 1,700 were first used by Shakespeare."

  8. SparkNotes - Wikipedia

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    TheSpark.com was a literary website launched by four Harvard students on January 7, 1999. Most of TheSpark's users were high school and college students. To increase the site's popularity, the creators published the first six literature study guides (called "SparkNotes") on April 7, 1999.

  9. History of literature - Wikipedia

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    William Shakespeare was a famed playwright in the late-16th and early-17th centuries, and he is generally recognized as the greatest author in the English language. He is known for his comedies, his dramas, and his histories, as well as his use of blank verse , sonnet , and soliloquy .