WORLD BOOK DAY

Today is 23rd April and it's a celebration in more than a 100 countries, including Spain. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it's celebrated on the first Thursday in March.

It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of READING. On this date in 1616, 2 famous writers: Cervantes and Shakespeare  died.

World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23rd April 1995.

Do you like reading? What are your favourite books? Adventures? Mystery? Horror? Science-fiction? Comics?  Legends? Fairy tales? Fantasy? Historical? Poetry?
Write a comment and tell me.

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TWO UNIVERSAL AUTHORS: CERVANTES & SHAKESPEARE

Tomorrow is 23rd April. This date commemorates the death of two universal writers: Shakespeare and Cervantes. They both died in 1616.

Miguel de Cervantes is possibly the most famous Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright.

He was born in September 1547 in Alcalá de Henares, a city near Madrid (Spain). He was the fourth of seven children. His father was a doctor and his paternal grandfather was a lawyer. When he was young he started writing short poems. He lived in Italy. Before being a writer, he was a soldier  in a regiment of the Spanish Navy. Did you know that he was in prison for five years?

His most famous novel “El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha” was published in 1605. It was very popular and Cervantes published the second part in 1615. 

He also wrote poems, dramas and comedies.

William Shakespeare is considered  the greatest writer in English Literature. 

He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town near Birmingham (England, UK) en 1564. He was the third of eight children. His father was a prosperous merchant. He was a poet, dramatist and actor. He wrote poems, comedies, tragedies, romance, historical plays...

His most famous dramas are: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet...

  

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SHAKESPEARE:HIS LIFE AND PLAYS

Do you know how many plays Shakespeare wrote? Click on the image and watch a video about his life and some of his most famous plays.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE