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Title: The story of English literature for young readers
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Lillie, Lucy C. (Lucy Cecil), b. 1855
Subjects: English literature
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ster: Susanna, and (twins)Hamnet and Judith. With the new cares and respon-sibilities of a family, Shakespeare began to think ofsomething better in life than could be found atStratford; and, curiously enough, a very foolish cir-cumstance decided him to leave his native place. Close to Stratford was Charlecote, the manor of SirThomas Lucy, a nobleman of high distinction, whowas unpopular with the villagers by reason of his proudand imperious manners. Fulbroke Park, which be-longed to him, was a favorite resort of Shakespeare,and it is supposed that this beautiful spot suggestedto him, later, the play of As You Like Lt. In an hour of idle mischief or caprice, Shakespeare,still little more than a boy, joined some foolish fellowsin an attempt at deer-stealing in Fulbroke Park ; butit was so quickly seen that his exploit had originatedmerely in a spirit of fun, that, after a short confine-ment in the keepers lodge, he was released. A pub-lic reprimand was inflicted, however, by Sir Thomas,
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William Shakespeare. For Yoicng Readers. 123 and Shakespeare, irritated by tliis, wrote some satiricalverses which he fixed upon Sir Thomas Park gates,and circulated about the country. This event is theonly one in Shakespeares life which seems to haveproduced an effect on the inhabitants of Stratford, whowere quite unconscious that a great genius was growingup among them. A venerable man, Sir Thomas Jones, who lived inthe last century at Stratford, remembered to haveheard accurate accounts of this exploit, from his grand-parents, who were living there when it occurred; buthe, unfortunatel)^, could tell little else. Sir Thomas Lucy was exasperated by this foolishact of young Shakespeare, and began a prosecutionfor libel, which ended unpleasantly for the poet, who,having, as I have said, heavy cares and responsibili-ties, and feeling uncomfortable in Stratford, andbeginning, perhaps, to realize the power of his owngenius, determined to try his fortunes in London.This was about the year

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