Waterstone’s is 25 years old this year. Some might say the true Waterstone’s died some years ago, but that’s neither here nor there.
What’s interesting is that, in association with the Daily Telegraph, Waterstone’s is carrying out the Great British Literary Census to investigate what and how Brits read. It’s been done before, but hey.
One of the questions is as follows:
How do you answer that? Shakespeare is the most important author Britain has produced in the last 1000 years (well, ever), so he should absolutely be taught in schools. But his plays are also relevant and interesting. A teacher who can’t make Macbeth or the Tempest into an interesting and relevant lesson should go back to school.