Stories from Shakespeare

Stories from Shakespeare

by Geraldine Mc Caughrean (Author), Geraldine McCaughrean (Author)

Synopsis

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.

$3.40

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More Information

Format: paperback
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published:

ISBN 10: 1510101454
ISBN 13: 9781510101456
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
The contents are not only a pleasing translation, as it were, but written with the hallmarks of a craftsman: skilful simplicity and a well trained eye for the telling phrase.--Theatre Magazine
Author Bio

Geraldine McCaughrean's novels and retellings for children have won her the CARNEGIE MEDAL, GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD, WHITBREAD AWARD and THE BEEFEATER AWARD. A prolific author who writes for all ages, she lives in Berkshire with her family.

Visit her website at www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk