In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded.
The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story.
This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life.
Penguin Books Ltd Lodger. shakespeare on silver street, paperback/charles nicholl
