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Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of readers with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare’s plays. Bringing the greatest works to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, Tales from Shakespeare provides an entertaining and informative introduction to Shakespeare’s writing while retaining much of the lyricism, phrasing and rhythm of the original work. It is a captivating work of romantic storytelling as well as the first-of-its-kind literary homage to the Bard of Avon.
Published: Jul/2019
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ISBN: 9789814867818
Length: 280 Pages
Imprint: Audiobook
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Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of readers with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare’s plays. Bringing the greatest works to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, Tales from Shakespeare provides an entertaining and informative introduction to Shakespeare’s writing while retaining much of the lyricism, phrasing and rhythm of the original work. It is a captivating work of romantic storytelling as well as the first-of-its-kind literary homage to the Bard of Avon.
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and his elder sister, Mary Anne Lamb, collaborated on three books for children, of which Tales from Shakespeare is the best known. It was the first book to clarify Shakespeare's stories and played a major part in raising people's awareness of the great playwright.