{"product_id":"shakespeare-s-birds-1-000-piece-puzzle","title":"Shakespeare’s Birds: 1,000-Piece Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003e“It was the nightingale, and not the lark,\u003cbr\u003eThat pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear. \u003cbr\u003eNightly she sings on yond pomegranate tree.\u003cbr\u003eBelieve me, love, it was the nightingale.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e (III, v)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bard knew his birds, and frequently referred to them in his works: sixty-four species are mentioned on 606 occasions across his poems and plays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by Rebecca Harris, this intricate circular puzzle celebrates the birds found throughout the works of William Shakespeare. Each box also includes a twelve-page guide to the birds of the Bard, which lays out the quotations from the plays and poems that mention each bird. Thoughtfully designed, the box is free of plastic wrapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn evocative quotation from \u003cem\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/em\u003e runs around the edge of the puzzle. Inside, find accurate depictions of more than fifty birds, all mentioned by Shakespeare in his plays. Species include: blackbird, bunting, chough, cock, cormorant, crow, cuckoo, daw, dive-dapper, dove, duck, eagle, falcon, finch, fowl, goose, guinea hen, hedge sparrow, heron, jay, kestrel, kingfisher, kite, lapwing, lark, loon, magpie, mallard, martin (martlet) nightingale, osprey, ostrich, owl, paraquito, parrot, partridge, peacock, pelican, pheasant, phoenix, pigeon, popinjay, quail, raven, rook, sea gull, snipe, sparrow, starling, swallow, swan, thrush, turkey, vulture, woodcock, and wren. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe completed puzzle measures 25.5\" in diameter. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151012171822,"sku":"05-SBPUZ","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ShakespearesBirds3.avif?v=1773260246","url":"https:\/\/shop.nybooks.com\/products\/shakespeare-s-birds-1-000-piece-puzzle","provider":"The Reader's Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}