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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Value Publishing
ISBN-100517205742
ISBN-139780517205747
eBay Product ID (ePID)686396
Product Key Features
Book TitleTales from Shakespeare
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Drama, Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes, Green Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorMary Lamb, Charles Lamb, William Shakespeare
Book SeriesChildren's Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal823.7
SynopsisThe Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb were written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807., In the twenty tales told in this book, Charles & Mary Lamb succeeded in paraphrasing the language of truly adult literature in children's terms. Let us not underestimate young readers: they love a complex story with many and varied characters, twists of plot, and turns of fate as much as anyone - but they draw the line at reading in unfamiliar language. The Lambs provide a real feast of plain fare, and flavor it with as many tasty tidbits of Shakespearean language as they felt the young reader could easily digest. This deluxe Children's Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers with a book nameplate. Some of the other titles in this series include: Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, King Arthur and His Knights, Little Women, and Treasure Island.