Publisher's Synopsis
The lark that sang at the gates of heaven; The eagle that vanished into a sunset; The cock that was the trumpet to the morn; The croaking raven that bellowed for revenge; The nightingale that sang in a pomegranate tree; The peacock that had its plumes pulled. All these wild birds are mentioned in the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare. In his works you can also find finches, swallows, a cuckoo, a hawk, a falcon, a sparrow and a crow that nested in a rookie wood along with a variety of flowers and plants. Besides numerous cats and King Richard III's horse, there is a leopard, a lion and many dogs.
