Legend has it that Elizabeth I so loved the character of Falstaff in Henry IV that she demanded Shakespeare write another play about him. Which characters from plays do you love?A few weeks ago, wearing my other writing hat, I was one of several authors who contributed to a Booktrust blog to mark children's book week, which took place in schools across the country. The theme was heroes and heroines. Given my job as a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:57AM on October 17, 2012