Books with title Tales from Shakespeare - Classic Book

Charles and Mary Lamb adapted twenty of Shakespeare's plays in simple language so that it makes easy reading for the young readers. The book is designed to make the stories of Shakespeare's plays familiar to the young. However, as noted in the author's Preface, “Shakespeare's words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in” Mary Lamb was responsible for the comedies, while Charles wrote the tragedies.

Charles and Mary Lamb adapted twenty of Shakespeare's plays in simple language so that it makes easy reading for the young readers. The book is designed to make the stories of Shakespeare's plays familiar to the young. However, as noted in the author's Preface, “Shakespeare's words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in” Mary Lamb was responsible for the comedies, while Charles wrote the tragedies.

Charles and Mary Lamb adapted twenty of Shakespeare's plays in simple language so that it makes easy reading for the young readers. The book is designed to make the stories of Shakespeare's plays familiar to the young. However, as noted in the author's Preface, “Shakespeare's words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in” Mary Lamb was responsible for the comedies, while Charles wrote the tragedies.

First published in 1807, these simple retellings of the plots of Shakespeare's plays have delighted generations of children, while serving as an excellent introduction to the dramas of our greatest playwright. Shakespeare's own language is used as much as possible to accustom children to the English of the Elizabethan age and so make easier their transition to the reading of the plays themselves. Numerous black and white illustrations by Louis Rhead complement the text. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

Charles Lamb, a distinguished English essayist, collaborated with his sister, Mary, to create enthralling prose retellings for young readers of some of Shakespeare's most beloved works. This selection from their 1807 publications features The Tempest; A Midsummer Night's Dream; As You Like It; The Merchant of Venice; King Lear; Macbeth; The Taming of the Shrew; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; and Othello."What these tales shall have been to the young readers," Charles Lamb wrote, "that and much more it is the writers' wish that the true plays of Shakespeare may prove to them in older years — enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts, a lesson of all sweet and honorable thoughts and actions. To teach courtesy, benignity, generosity, humanity: for of examples, teaching these virtues, his pages are full."Simple and compelling, these vibrant retellings of the great playwright's timeless tales will undoubtedly charm readers of all ages.

Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb in 1807. The book is designed to make the stories of Shakespeare's plays familiar to the young. Mary Lamb was responsible for the comedies, while Charles wrote the tragedies; they wrote the preface between them.Includes:THE TEMPESTA MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMWINTER’S TALEMUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGAS YOU LIKE ITMERCHANT OF VENICECYMBELINEKING LEARMACBETHALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELLTAMING OF THE SHREWTHE COMEDY OF ERRORSMEASURE FOR MEASURETWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILLTIMON OF ATHENSROMEO AND JULIETHAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARKOTHELLOPERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE