Happy birthday, William Shakespeare

It is the 450th birthday of playwright William Shakespeare, whom scholars consider the greatest writer in the English language. Here are links to a handful of interesting articles about the Bard of Avon, not the least of which is the recent discovery of a dictionary that might have belonged to him. Enjoy!

• The Atlantic: Booksellers say they got Shakespeare's Personal Dictionary on eBay
• Sydney Morning Herald: Booksellers claim Shakespeare's annotated dictionary
• UK Metro: If Shakespeare had Twitter 

• The Independent: 50 everyday phrases that came from the Bard  

• Huffington Post: Shakespeare at 450