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Tales from Shakespeare
Tales from Shakespeare
Author: Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb
Charles and Mary Lamb bring vividly alive the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. Conveying all Shakespeare's wit, wisdom and humanity, and never losing the feel of his beautiful language, these tales are classic literature in their own right.
ISBN-13: 9780517621561
ISBN-10: 0517621568
Publication Date: 1/1/1986
Pages: 377
Reading Level: All Ages
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4.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Children's Classics
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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katink avatar reviewed Tales from Shakespeare on + 32 more book reviews
The author's succeed in telling Shaklespeare's stories in language that everyone can understand. There are 20 tales in this book.

The Tempest
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Winter's Tale
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
The Two Gentleman of Verona
The Merchant of Venice
Cymbeline
King Lear
Macbeth
All's Well That Ends Well
The Taming of the Shrew
The Comedy of Errors
Measure for Measure
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will
Timon of Athens
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Otherllo
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
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Charles and Mary Lamb have re=told twenty of the best-known Shakespearian comedies and tragedies. this introduction to the plays will give young readers a foretaste of the deeper enjoyment that they will experience when they are older and can read the dramas as they were written Book Club Edition w/dustjacket Incl. The Tempest, Midsummer Night's Dream, the Winter's Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, As you Like It, the Two Gentlement of Verona, The Merchant of Venice and 13 more.


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