The Taverner's Tale A True History Is it mere chance that the rolling thunder of a voice from 400 years past has again been heard anew? What is this tale? How came it to be? This much is clear: it is a play that relates the adventures of two young men. It is written principally in iambic pentameter, the favored verse form of William Shakespeare. It is set in a time of oncoming war, Elizabethan England in 1588, the year that Spain launched its threatened attack with its vast and dreaded Armada. The men are actors, each determined to earn a living and possible fame as writers. They are returning to London on foot from Wales in southwest England carrying letters from an Earl when they meet a Preacher, a Mercer and two lovely young Damsels. That is when and where their adventures begin; and their adventures peril life and freedom. The truth of the story then told remains for the reader alone to determine. The possible origin of the manuscript for The Taverner's Tale is discussed in the book's extensive Preface. While parental discretion is advised as portions of the play are written in the earthy, bawdy and violence ridden style of many of the plays from the Elizabethan Era, the book with its extensive preface and footnote commentary is suitable for adult purchasers. Individual purchases are available from "Amazon" and its international affiliates as well as from some bookstores and commercial entities retail and wholesale outlets. On the internet search for Amazon or, to reach Amazon, type in "The Taverners Tale." (Note: there is no apostrophe in the entry for the Amazon website.) Volume Purchase Prices: As the play is long and may be being shortened by Directors for reasons of time, theaters should note that theatergoers may wish to purchase a copy with the full text and its preface to be enabled to read the play later in its entirety while at leisure thus enabling the theaters to receive additional revenues through sales of this volume on site at the time of any duly licensed production or even that of the production of other plays. The book also serves as a suitable gift for theater's Boards of Directors and major financial supporters in capital funding solicitations. Individuals, Theaters, Colleges and University bookstores and Commercial Merchandising Entities may make volume trade discount purchases of this play for resale or distribution to the general public at the books nonreturnable discount rates at the printer's then applicable price plus, taxes, shipping and handling costs. To make volume purchases see the information provided at thetavernerstale.com. Printed by CreateSpace, an Amazon.com Company.