Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare's Tales)

by WilliamShakespeare (Author), Beverley Birch (Author), TedDewan (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2006

  $5.41

  This atmospheric retelling of the magical and hilarious tale of confused lovers, pedantic actors and jealous fairies captures the heightened emotion of Shakespeare's classic of English literature. Echoing the language of the original it makes an ideal introduction to the play for all readers new to Shakespeare. Newly illustrated with striking black-and-white illustrations, tthis retelling was previously published in the collections SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES: COMEDIES (UK sales of 10,000) and SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES (UK sales of 35,000).

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  Paperback
  2008

  $4.36

  'The barge she sat in like a burnished throne, burned on the water: the poop was beaten gold, purple the sails...' A lyrical re-telling of Shakespeare's plays; Hamlet, The Tempest, Anthony and Cleopatra and Othello by respected children's author Beverley Birch, partnered with sublime illustrations by Stephen Lambert. A perfect introduction to these landmark plays.