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Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by Charles Lamb and his sister Mary Lamb in 1807. The book is designed to make the stories of Shakespeare's plays familiar to the young.[1] However, as noted in the author's Preface, "[Shakespeare's] words are used whenever 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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Excerpt from Tales From ShakespeareThe 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 whenever it seemed possible to bring them in and in Whatever has been added to them 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. It is my wish that the true plays of Shakespeare may prove to you in older years, enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thought, a lesson of sweet and honorable thought and actions, to teach you courtesy, benignity, generosity, humanity for of examples, teaching these virtues, his pages are full - Mary Lamb.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The plays of Shakespeare can be difficult for younger audiences, however in this collection of retellings they can enjoy the story while still be exposed to some beautiful language. It’s a perfect introduction to the world of Romeo and Juliet, Shylock, Ophelia, Puck, and many other timeless characters.This edition has been rearranged to match the Ambleside Online reading order and contains images from three different printings to help the student connect with the tales even more.

'Tales from Shakespeare' also known as All the Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by Charles Lamb with his sister Mary Lamb in 1807. The book reduced the archaic English and complicated storyline of Shakespeare to a simple level that children could read and comprehend. However, as noted in the author's Preface, "his words are used whenever 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."

The work of Charles and Mary Lamb was written with the declared purpose of bringing the plays of William Shakespeare closer to the heart and mind of two special categories of readers: school children and teenagers.The stories included in the volume are shortened versions of some of the most popular Shakespearian tragedies and comedies. The plot is simplified and the language is made more accessible, by eliminating the ancient forms of the most commonly met words and replacing them with their modern correspondents. However, the authors succeeded in keeping most of the expressions the writer of the plays used, by harmoniously integrating them in the context.Mary Lamb chose to adapt the comedies and other plays with a more serene atmosphere and an optimistic, if not totally happy, ending. The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Comedy of Errors are some of the Shakespearian works she rewrote, so that the young readers may easily understand them.On the other hand, her brother, Charles Lamb, had the difficult mission to bring the great tragedies into the school kids' attention. He succeeded to do that by simplifying the intrigue of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Tymon of Athens, King Lear or Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

Tales from Shakespeare, Charles and Mary Lamb, illustrated by Frank Godwin, J. C. Winston, Pub., Chicago, 1924, 323 pages. Description; green boards with gold title and publisher's name on spine, pastedown illustration on front board. Twelve interior full page illustrations, the frontispiece and three others are full color, eight are black and white. Condition; Very good. Bright and tight with no interior writing and a bright cover on the boards. Spine is not sunned but the gold has lost its luster and there are several hand soiling marks along the edge. The front pastedown is lifting and is creased on the upper front corner, light rubbing to the edges, lower point starting but still a strong, straight book. No DJ.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.