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Tales From Shakespeare: Designed For The Use Of Young Persons (1831)

AUTHOR Shakespeare, William; Lamb, Charles
PUBLISHER Kessinger Publishing (10/27/2008)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Tales From Shakespeare: Designed For The Use Of Young Persons (1831) is a collection of stories that retell some of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. The book is aimed at young readers and presents the stories in a simplified and accessible way. The collection includes retellings of plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Tempest, and Hamlet, among others. The book is written by William Shakespeare himself, and his sister, Mary Lamb. The stories are written in a narrative style that is easy to follow and understand, and they are accompanied by illustrations that help to bring the stories to life. The book is a great introduction to Shakespeare's works for young readers, and it is still popular today as a classic children's book.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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ISBN-13: 9781437260885
ISBN-10: 1437260888
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 388
Carton Quantity: 18
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 1.00 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 1.62 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Law | Essays
Law | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Law | Shakespeare
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Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: FIC
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Tales From Shakespeare: Designed For The Use Of Young Persons (1831) is a collection of stories that retell some of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. The book is aimed at young readers and presents the stories in a simplified and accessible way. The collection includes retellings of plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Tempest, and Hamlet, among others. The book is written by William Shakespeare himself, and his sister, Mary Lamb. The stories are written in a narrative style that is easy to follow and understand, and they are accompanied by illustrations that help to bring the stories to life. The book is a great introduction to Shakespeare's works for young readers, and it is still popular today as a classic children's book.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Author: Shakespeare, William
Arguably the greatest English-language playwright, William Shakespeare was a seventeenth-century writer and dramatist, and is known as the Bard of Avon. Under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I, he penned more than 30 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous narrative poems and short verses. Equally accomplished in histories, tragedies, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare s most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and As You Like It.

Like many of his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare began his career on the stage, eventually rising to become part-owner of Lord Chamberlain s Men, a popular dramatic company of his day, and of the storied Globe Theatre in London.

Extremely popular in his lifetime, Shakespeare s works continue to resonate more than three hundred years after his death. His plays are performed more often than any other playwright s, have been translated into every major language in the world, and are studied widely by scholars and students.

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Editor: Lamb, Charles
Charles Lamb (1775a1834) is an English essayist best known for his "Tales from Shakespeare," which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764a1847).
Marina Warner is a prizewinning author of fiction, criticism, and history.
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