Tales from Shakespeare Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
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TextPublication details: Penguin Books 2007ISBN: - 9780141441627
- 822.33/LAM
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Teens books
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Kandy Children's Area | Fiction | YL/F//LAM | Checked out | 27/05/2022 | YB131840 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As children, Charles and Mary Lamb took great delight in exploring their benefactor's extensive library; as adults they began writing children's books together that also appealed to all generations. In Tales of Shakespeare they wished to bring their favourite plays to life for children too young to read and appreciate Shakespeare's work. This collection of twenty of Shakespeare's stories begins with The Tempest , which explores themes of magic, power and reconciliation, and ends with Pericles, Prince of Tyre , an exotic play of love, loss and family ties. Between these two tales are twelve romances and comedies, all written by Mary, and six tragedies, all written by Charles. Each tale is told chronologically and retains much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing and rhythm. Together, they form a captivating and accessible introduction to the Bard's work.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-An introduction to the plots of 20 of Shakespeare's plays by Charles and Mary Lamb. Narrated by Flo Gibson. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.There are no comments on this title.