Stories From Shakespeare

McCaughrean, Geraldine

£6.99

These spirited retellings of the most popular Shakespeare plays capture the atmosphere, drama, and humour of the originals while at the same time making them accessible to children.

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Publish Date: 12/01/2017

Description

Ten of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, retold for children by multi-award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.

From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakespeare’s best-known stories, including Romeo and Juliet, Henry the Fifth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and The Tempest.

With easy to follow prose punctuated with well-known quotations and featuring a cast list for each play, this accessible collection will delight and entertain readers of all ages.

Additional information

Weight 157 g
Dimensions 196 × 130 × 20 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

166

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K