Product Description

In the twenty tales told in this book, Charles & Mary Lamb succeeded in paraphrasing the language of truly adult literature in children’s terms. Let us not underestimate young readers: they love a complex story with many and varied characters, twists of plot, and turns of fate as much as anyone — but they draw the line at reading in unfamiliar language. The Lambs provide a real feast of plain fare, and flavor it with as many tasty tidbits of Shakespearean language as they felt the young reader could easily digest. This deluxe Children’s Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers with a book nameplate. Some of the other titles in this series include: Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, King Arthur and His Knights, Little Women, and Treasure Island.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #431877 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-17
• Released on: 1999-08-17
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-An introduction to the plots of 20 of Shakespeare's plays by Charles and Mary Lamb. Narrated by Flo Gibson.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ingram
Drawing on Shakespeare's language wherever possible, this brother and sister team has turned his plays into short narratives that young readers can understand more easily than the works themselves. Whether it's the stormy action of Macbeth, the high drama of Hamlet, or the comedy of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Lambs bring simplicity and charm to these tales, read by a carefully chosen of actors. The unabridged tales included are Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest and Twelfth Night. 2 cassettes.

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