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Tales from Shakespeare (1807)

by Charles Lamb, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb (Author), Mary Lamb

Other authors: William Shakespeare (Auteur adapté), William Shakespeare

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Celebrated prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare's originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, "Tales from Shakespeare" provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard.… (more)
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Just to be clear, I’m not rating Shakespeare’s plays a three star. I thoroughly enjoy most of his plays. What bothered me with this book was that it was intended to be for children, and I feel like the language is still quite complicated for children. So as a children’s book, I don’t think this succeeded, but it is a great way for adults to get an idea of what Shakespeare’s plays are about without having to actually read Shakespeare’s plays. ( )
  jbrownleo | Mar 27, 2024 |
Outstanding illustrations. ( )
  Eurekas | Apr 20, 2023 |
Good for children!
Although I found it quite hard to read back in 8th grade. I believe this book should be recommended 10th grade onwards. ( )
  Drake.Sully | Apr 18, 2023 |
Enjoyable
  aftabhumna | Oct 19, 2021 |
Racconti propedeutici allo studio delle opere di Shakespeare
  Drusetta | Jan 6, 2021 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Lamb, CharlesAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lamb, Charlesmain authorall editionsconfirmed
Lamb, MaryAuthormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Lamb, Marymain authorall editionsconfirmed
Shakespeare, WilliamAuteur adaptésecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shakespeare, Williamsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Duncan-Jones, KatherineIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jackson, A.E.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jolivet, JoëlleIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Marsh, JamesCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nikly, MichelleTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Petersham, MiskaIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Price, N MIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rackham, ArthurIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rolfe, William J.Editorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Svolinsky, KarelIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Weisgard, LeonardIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his words are used whoever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote: therefore words introduced into our language since his time have been as far as possible avoided.
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It is a dangerous matter for young maidens to be the confidantes of handsome young dukes; ("Twelfth Night", p.238)
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Celebrated prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare's originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, "Tales from Shakespeare" provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard.

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Includes: The Tempest - A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Winter's Tale - Much Ado About Nothing - As You Like It - Cymbeline - The Two Gentlemen of Verona - The Merchant of Venice - King Lear - Macbeth - All's Well that Ends Well - The Taming of the Shrew - The Comedy of Errors - Measure for Measure - Twelfth Night - Timon of Athens - Romeo and Juliet - Hamlet - Othello - Pericles
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The Bard simplified,
A summary of each play,
Shakespeare for children.
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Penguin Australia

2 editions of this book were published by Penguin Australia.

Editions: 0141441623, 0141321687

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