It is well known that William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a playwright and poet, who wrote Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and is widely considered the greatest playwright of all time. What may not be known is that his preferred method of killing characters was stabbing; that he is credited with creating more than 2,000 words and expressions in the English language; and that at the time of his death he owned five houses and a pub. The biography Shakespeare Biography raises the curtain to present us with a playful guide to his life, work, and legacy, through a series of shocking facts and figures transformed into compelling images that reveal the playwright beyond his plays. The Biography collection offers a completely new look at the lives of history's greatest creators and thinkers. It collects 50 dates, events, thoughts, habits, and successes that define them and captures them in vivid snapshots in the form of infographics.