Bill Bryson in his fantastic biography Shakespeare, discussing some of ~The Bard’s contemporaries/collaborators. I am fascinated by/envious of this kind of relationship, always.
“ Young Fletcher was educated at Cambridge. As a playwright - and indeed as a person - he was most intimately associated with Francis Beaumont, with whom he enjoyed a strikingly singular relationship. From 1607 to 1613 they were virtually inseparable. They slept in the same bed, shared a mistress and even dressed identically, according to John Aubrey. During this period they co-wrote ten or so plays, including The Maid’s Tragedy and the very successful A King and No King. But then Beaumont abruptly married, and the partnership just as abruptly ceased. ”
Bill Bryson in his fantastic biography Shakespeare, discussing some of ~The Bard’s contemporaries/collaborators. I am fascinated by/envious of this kind of relationship, always.
