Much Ado About Numbers

A spectacular journey through Shakespeare’s mathematical world. Highly recommended! – Dr Simon Smith, Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, The Shakespeare Institute, University of BirminghamEastaway’s playful and engaging book is packed with a dazzling array of historical facts, and is bound to excite the appetite of all Shakespeare junkies. Even those who have no time for the Stratford Bard will applaud. – Patrick Spottiswoode, Founder, Shakespeare’s Globe EducationYou can count on both Rob Eastaway and Shakespeare to make mathematics entertaining, never more so than in this elegant tome which will make your Pericles tingle as you like it. – Sir Tim RiceA fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics. – Prof Sarah Hart, Gresham Professor of Geometry, author Once Upon A PrimeInstead of cleaving maths and English in twain, Eastaway brings them together to surprise and delight the reader - and our understanding of Shakespeare’s life and works is all the richer for it. The perfect book for students and teachers of maths and English alike. – Dr Rebecca Fisher, The English AssociationThis quirky little book will multiply the fun for any general reader interested in adding to their understanding of Shakespeare. * The Washington Post *[An] entertaining look at what really counts in the tragedies, comedies and histories. * Boston Herald *

Rob Eastaway is an author, speaker and mathematician whose books include the bestselling Maths on The Back of An Envelope and Why Do Buses Come In Threes?. He is regularly to be heard on BBC Radio talking about the maths of everyday life, and has appeared numerous times on the popular programme More Or Less. He has given talks across the world for almost every age group, at venues ranging from The Royal Institution in London to the Mercantile Bar in Dublin. Like everyone else, he had to study Shakespeare at school, but it took a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon to revive his interest.