mary lamb

<p>Tales from Shakespeare (Alma Junior Classics)</p>

<p>In 1807, Charles Lamb and his sister Mary wrote a collection of stories retelling twenty of Shakespeare's plays for children. While making sure that the pieces were accessible for a younger audience, they took care to stay faithful to the language and vocabulary of the Bard as much as possible.</p>

<p>Ranging from the high drama of Romeo and Juliet to the delightful fancy of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the humour of As You Like it, this collection of vivid adaptations – here presented in a lavish new edition – has been a much loved children's classic for more than two hundred years, offering budding readers an accessible route to Shakespeare's works.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">Tales From Shakespeare: Puffin Clothbound Classics</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">Puffin Clothbound Classics is a series of much-loved stories from classic children's literature, brought together by Puffin Books in beautiful hardback volumes.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">A perfect introduction to 20 of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Shakespeare's stories for children of all ages. Their accessible writing never loses the feel of Shakespeare's beautiful language and humanity, and convey all of his wit and wisdom.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">This classic volume includes:

· A Midsummer's Night's Dream

· Much Ado About Nothing

· As you Like It

· King Lear

· Macbeth

· Twelfth Night

· Romeo and Juliet

· Hamlet

and more.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">'First published in 1807, and never out of print, these stories, adapted from 20 of Shakespeare's plays, are clever and powerful summaries designed to provide children with enough plot and characterisation to allow them to understand the plays themselves when they later see or read the authentic versions.' - Independent</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">Also in Puffin Clothbound Classics:

Black Beauty

The Secret Garden

A Christmas Carol

The Wizard of Oz

Treasure Island

Dracula

Frankenstein

Wuthering Heights

The Little Prince</p>