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  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Mary Lamb, Charles Lamb

    language (, May 12, 2012)
    This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb

    Paperback (Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Dec. 5, 1999)
    The 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 tales, 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. This edition contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham.
  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, David McCallion, A.R.N. Publications

    Audiobook (A.R.N. Publications, Oct. 15, 2018)
    Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb is a retelling of 20 of Shakespeare’s most beloved stories. Within the pages of this book, the 19th-century authors bring to life the Shakespearean plots and characters of another age in an easy-to-understand prose of a newer generation. This entertaining collection transports listeners back to an age of chivalry with prose that is both enthralling and entertaining. Shakespeare’s most beloved plays are brought to life with dramatically and artful storytelling that appeals to people of all ages. Charles and Mary Lamb provide a fantastic opening to those unfamiliar with the original Elizabethan versions of plays. The brother and sister writing team of Charles and Mary Lamb were shrouded in mystery and intrigue throughout their lives, but the literary genius of these two authors gave the world a true classic that has withstood the test of time. Tales from Shakespeare includes the following: The Tempest Midsummer Night's Dream The Winter's Tale Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It The Two Gentlemen 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 Othello Pericles, Prince of Tyre
  • Tales from Shakespeare: William Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Arthur Rackham

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, )
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  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Marcia Williams

    Paperback (Candlewick, March 8, 2004)
    With the help of Marcia Williams's signature comic-strip style, the bard's 400-year-old masterpieces come to life for a new generation of readers.Come wend your way along London’s Thames River to the Globe Theatre, where seven favorite Shakespearean plays are being performed! Marcia Williams brings to life Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest, making liberal use of Shakespeare’s rich dialogue. With the help of her signature comic-strip style, the Bard’s 400-year-old masterworks become as relevant to young readers today as they were to theatergoers way back then.
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  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Judi Dench

    Paperback (Puffin Books, May 27, 2010)
    Discover Shakespeare's best-loved plays These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. They never lose the feel of his beautiful language and humanity and convey all of his wit and wisdom. These tales are classic literature in their own right.
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  • Tales From Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Susan J. Wolfson, Sylvan Barnet

    Mass Market Paperback (Signet, June 5, 2007)
    THE SIGNET CLASSIC SHAKESPEARE SERIESThe Work of the World’s Greatest DramatistA great way to enjoy twenty of Shakespeare’s timeless plays, this volume is a retelling of the stories in prose by the famous nineteenth-century brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb. Keeping Shakespeare’s own words whenever possible but making the plots and language easily accessible, this entertaining and readable collection has enthralled both children and adults ever since it first appeared in 1807. Here Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies and comedies come to life. Defined by moving drama, vivid action, great wit, or fantastic imagination, each play comes alive with charm and clarity for readers of any age—as a helpful preface to the original Elizabethan version or even as enriching, unforgettable stories in themselves.With an Introduction by Susan J. Wolfson and an Afterword by Sylvan Barnet, general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series.
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  • Tales from Shakespeare:

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Arthur Rackham, Alfred Ainger

    Paperback (Digireads.com Publishing, June 18, 2018)
    First published in 1807, “Tales from Shakespeare” is the classic retelling of Shakespeare’s plays by brother and sister duo Charles and Mary Lamb. All told twenty of Shakespeare’s plays are represented in this work. On what basis the two made their selection of tales is unknown, the English Histories are left unattempted, as well as the Roman Plays. Of the comedies only “Love’s Labour’s Lost” is omitted. As Alfred Ainger comments in his introduction “perhaps Miss Lamb felt how little would have remained of the original comedy when the poetical element in its language and the brilliant wit of its dialogue had been removed”. What is represented of Shakespeare’s plays is a magnificent retelling of some of his most popular works, ideal for introducing young readers to the brilliance of the Bard. As the two write in their preface “The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare,” so “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 honourable thoughts and actions”. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, includes an introduction by Alfred Ainger, and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 15, 2013)
    Tales from Shakespeare is a work by Charles Lamb now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.
  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb

    eBook
    Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles & Mary Lamb

    Paperback (Independently published, Nov. 5, 2019)
    In Tales from Shakespeare, brother and sister writing duo Charles and Mary Lamb adapt twenty of the most popular Shakespearean plays into captivating short stories, including: Romeo and JulietA Midsummer Night's DreamHamletMacbethThe Merchant of VeniceThe Taming of the ShrewKing Lear
  • Ten Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb

    Paperback (Dover Publications, April 23, 2003)
    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.
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