Tales from Shakespeare
Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb • Thomas Hodgkins • ISBN-13 978‑0141441627
Tales from Shakespeare
Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb • Thomas Hodgkins
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ISBN-10: 0141441623 · ISBN-13: 978‑0141441627 · 1807 · Revised Edition
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Originally published in 1807, this seminal collection adapts twenty of William Shakespeare's plays into prose narratives accessible to young readers. Charles and Mary Lamb meticulously distilled the complex plots and dramatic themes of the Bard’s work, preserving the emotional resonance of the originals while establishing a foundational text in the history of English children's literature.
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