Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, 1891-

A view of Shakespeare set against the background of the Elizabethan Age showing "him in his proper setting-the town in which he was born, the school he attended, the types of houses in which he stayed, the books he used, the London to which he came, his friends and the figures of the day, the entertainments of the people and the climate and events affecting their lives.

Describes the way of life, and the social, political, and economic conditions of Dickens' era.