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# Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of all the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright

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desertcart.com: Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of all the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright eBook : Quealy, Gerit, Collins, Sumié Hasegawa, Mirren, Helen: Kindle Store

Review: What a graceful gift to the world - Thanks forevermore - What a graceful gift to the whole world Ms. Quealy has given us all. This is clearly the painstaking work of many, MANY years of expertise and the kind of in-depth, loving knowledge that only true scholars possess. What makes this book so special, though, is the way the author and illustrator make it so easy for all of us, whether new to Shakespeare or lovers since childhood, to jump in and appreciate some of the most beautiful, playful, Nature-born words AND gifts of the soil we human beings are lucky enough to share. This is the kind of book that someone needed to do but no one, 'til now, had the caring, loving and husbandring patience heretofore. Aren't we lucky, now in 2017 onwards! I've bought 4 copies already and everyone I've given this book to - they make PERFECT gifts - has loved it. The perfect spirit-restorer, too, to keep on your own shelves for many decades, to be returned to, with delight, whenever you're feelin' blue. Aaaahhh, the pictures! Heavenly. Balm. Almost more beautiful than their originals in Nature. Ms. Quealy has collected here, with such relaxed ease, in a marvelously fun, ORGANIZED (Yay) way, just about everything about the gentle, colorful, bountiful harvest of the abundant English countryside, which Shakespeare's kings, nobles, farmers, goofballs, maidens ... every character he wrote! has ever said about plants. WOW! Whether bitter as a nettle, sweet and yummy as a costard apple, medicinal as a yarrow. That's a LOT of grace. Thanks evermore, Gerit Quealy and Sumie Hasagawa-Collins! It's so hard to find Beauty nowadays, in a world so woefully cut off from Nature. You restore our collective spirit. Brava, bravi (female version: brave w/ an accent agu!) always.
Review: and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright by Gerit Quealy - Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright by Gerit Quealy, and illustrator Sumie Hasegawa Collins is simply put, a beautiful book. If you love Shakespeare, this is a great book that highlights some of his most interesting quotes. If you love flowers, and all things botanical, this is a great book that delves deep into that area. If you are into great art, this is a great book, and if you are drawn to a combination of all of these things, this is the perfect book for you. This is not a sit down and read from cover to cover kind of book, but one that you can pick up, marvel at the beauty and read a few Shakespeare quotes. Simply gorgeous illustrations set this book apart, and the forward by Helen Mirren is a work of art in itself. A lovely book to keep out at all times to make it readily available to anyone who wants to peer inside, this book is highly recommended for a delightful diversion.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B01HBPSGQG |
| Accessibility  | Learn more |
| Best Sellers Rank | #971,975 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #16 in Cultural Botany #61 in Gardening & Horticulture Essays (Kindle Store) #151 in Shakespearean Literary Criticism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (323) |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| Enhanced typesetting  | Enabled |
| File size  | 16.1 MB |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0062469908 |
| Language  | English |
| Page Flip  | Enabled |
| Print length  | 205 pages |
| Publication date  | April 11, 2017 |
| Publisher  | Harper |
| Screen Reader  | Supported |
| Word Wise  | Not Enabled |
| X-Ray  | Enabled |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a graceful gift to the world - Thanks forevermore
*by V***R on April 21, 2018*

What a graceful gift to the whole world Ms. Quealy has given us all. This is clearly the painstaking work of many, MANY years of expertise and the kind of in-depth, loving knowledge that only true scholars possess. What makes this book so special, though, is the way the author and illustrator make it so easy for all of us, whether new to Shakespeare or lovers since childhood, to jump in and appreciate some of the most beautiful, playful, Nature-born words AND gifts of the soil we human beings are lucky enough to share. This is the kind of book that someone needed to do but no one, 'til now, had the caring, loving and husbandring patience heretofore. Aren't we lucky, now in 2017 onwards! I've bought 4 copies already and everyone I've given this book to - they make PERFECT gifts - has loved it. The perfect spirit-restorer, too, to keep on your own shelves for many decades, to be returned to, with delight, whenever you're feelin' blue. Aaaahhh, the pictures! Heavenly. Balm. Almost more beautiful than their originals in Nature. Ms. Quealy has collected here, with such relaxed ease, in a marvelously fun, ORGANIZED (Yay) way, just about everything about the gentle, colorful, bountiful harvest of the abundant English countryside, which Shakespeare's kings, nobles, farmers, goofballs, maidens ... every character he wrote! has ever said about plants. WOW! Whether bitter as a nettle, sweet and yummy as a costard apple, medicinal as a yarrow. That's a LOT of grace. Thanks evermore, Gerit Quealy and Sumie Hasagawa-Collins! It's so hard to find Beauty nowadays, in a world so woefully cut off from Nature. You restore our collective spirit. Brava, bravi (female version: brave w/ an accent agu!) always.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright by Gerit Quealy
*by V***. on November 10, 2017*

Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright by Gerit Quealy, and illustrator Sumie Hasegawa Collins is simply put, a beautiful book. If you love Shakespeare, this is a great book that highlights some of his most interesting quotes. If you love flowers, and all things botanical, this is a great book that delves deep into that area. If you are into great art, this is a great book, and if you are drawn to a combination of all of these things, this is the perfect book for you. This is not a sit down and read from cover to cover kind of book, but one that you can pick up, marvel at the beauty and read a few Shakespeare quotes. Simply gorgeous illustrations set this book apart, and the forward by Helen Mirren is a work of art in itself. A lovely book to keep out at all times to make it readily available to anyone who wants to peer inside, this book is highly recommended for a delightful diversion.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Beautiful Book!
*by K***R on May 9, 2017*

This book is a must have for anyone who loves Shakespeare, plants, flowers and/or gardening. You are treated to stunning watercolors of every plant in the mentioned anywhere in the Shakespeare canon alongside the quotes in which the plants appear, a lovely intro by no less than Helen Mirren and a wealth of knowledge written with humor and insight about Shakespeare's works and their relation to the botanical world with section titles like "Shakespeare, Plants and Sex". And after you treat yourself to a copy, think of what a great gift it is for others. My sister has already asked for it for Christmas and I've already bought it for her, along with another as a gift for someone else who will love it. Highly recommended!

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