Shakespeare stories

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Shakespeare stories

Leon Garfield ; illustrated by Michael Foreman

Houghton Mifflin Co., c1985-

  • [1]
  • 2

Available at  / 4 libraries

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Summary: An acclaimed author has rewritten twelve of Shakespeare's plays in narrative form, retaining much of the original language, and thus the flavor of the bard's dramas

[1]: 287 p., [16] leaves of plates. 2: 284 p., [16] leaves of plates

"First American edition 1995"--T.p. verso of vol. 2

Contents of Works

  • [1]. Twelfth night
  • King Lear
  • The tempest
  • The merchant of Venice
  • The taming of the shrew
  • King Richard the Second
  • King Henry IV, part one
  • Hamlet
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Othello
  • A midsummer night's dream
  • Macbeth
  • 2. Much ado about nothing
  • Julius Caesar
  • Antony and Cleopatra
  • Measure for measure
  • As you like it
  • Cymbeline
  • King Richard the Third
  • The comedy of errors
  • The winter's tale

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Nine of Shakespeare's plays are refashioned as stories for today's readers, while the language and spirit of the original plays are maintained. "A handsome companion volume to the earlier book." -- Booklist

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