When Does "Swan Town" (2006) Take Place?
"Swan Town: The Secret Journal of Susanna Shakespeare" is a historical fiction novel written by Michael J. Ortiz that released February 28th, 2006. So when is "Swan Town" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because Susanna Shakespeare (1583-1649) [real-world daughter of the playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616)] appears as the main character and she was born in May of 1583 AD in the real world. So it must be after May of 1583 AD.
1597 AD
We know this because Susanna Shakespeare (1583-1649) [real-world daughter of the playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616)] appears as the main character and she was born in May of 1583 AD in the real world. So it must be after May of 1583 AD.
More specifically, in chapter one she writes about herself that "My years on this earth are thirteen and three quarters." So it is roughly February of 1597 AD.
5.1,583 + 13 years and 9 months = 2.1,597.
Specifically, it is epistemological and the first diary entry is dated for "March 2, 1597." right at the top of the page. So we begin in March of 1597 AD.
The final one is dated for January 1st, 1598 AD.
