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An ingenious and charming little book, inspired by the plays of the inimitable William Shakespeare, filled with quizzes and puzzles to test your knowledge and refresh your memory.
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Dazzling and vivid, this collection includes twenty-five of William Shakespeare's most beloved poems, each illustrated with stunning, full-color collage artwork.
Marcia Williams
Enter the world of William Shakespeare with comic-strip retellings by the award-winning Marcia Williams!
Discover the story of Shakespeare's life and experience the atmosphere of the Globe Theatre, as you…
William Shakespeare
The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry. Part of a beautiful three-set edition, with the works laid out in…
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
The First Folio (1623) text of Twelfth Night, with annotations and marginal glosses. Natasha Korda's expert introduction and list of textual edits made to the…
One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Winter's Tale provides tragedy and comedy in equal measure. The King of Bohemia, Polixenes, accuses Queen Hermione, his wife, of adultery and sets off…
STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection
'I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.'
Love, deception and discord…
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With a foreword by Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places and Breathless
'For never was a story…
'It will have blood, they say- blood will have blood.'
On a bleak, stormy night, three witches prophesy- Macbeth…
'The course of true love never did run smooth ...'
Hermia loves Lysander. But she must marry Demetrius or…
'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.'
When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, discovers his father was murdered, he…
'We that are true lovers run into strange capers.'
Banished from her ambitious uncle's court, the lovesick Rosalind flees…
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William Shakespeare, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
"Feast your eyeballs on this bedazzling book and start your children on a lifelong love of Shakespeare." The Times
"It's Shakespeare for children - but in a radical new form…
Zinnie Harris
The revised and updated edition of Zinnie Harris's powerful reimagining of Shakespeare's brutal tragedy, telling Lady Macbeth's story as it has never been heard before.
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A captivating picture book retelling by Shakespeare's Globe for very young readers. William Shakespeare's comedy about four lovers' mishaps in an enchanted forest is unforgettably re-imagined by Shakespeare's Globe as…
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The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Comedy of Errors provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's beloved comedy.
A new edition of Shakespeare's tragedy, Cymbeline, a tale of homicidal jealousy and villainous plots.
All is True is Shakespeare's retelling of one of the most defining periods in English history, the marriage and divorce of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
A new edition of Shakespeare's dramatic retelling of the deposition of Richard II.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Julius Caesar provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous Roman tragedy.
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's enduring villains as the troubled and troubling figure at the heart of this popular succession drama. Traversing the familiar terrain of scheming plots, proposals…
A stunning facsimile of the 1932 edition of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
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The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems.
A new edition of one of Shakespeare's most complex and enigmatic plays.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Henry IV Part I provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous history play.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Tempest provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous play.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's beloved comedy.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Titus Andronicus provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Romeo and Juliet provides a fresh and authoritative introduction to one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies.
Douglas J. King
Based on solid research and clear explanations, this book provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of 10 key facts and fictions regarding the life and works of William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare…
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William Shakespeare's sonnets are some of his most enduring work and a treasure for all time. Mystery surrounds these magical poems. Who was Shakespeare's Dark Lady and who was the…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
William Hazlitt
The Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that…
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"Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners" by William Hazlitt is a collection of insightful and engaging essays covering a wide range of topics related to human nature, society, literature…
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Alexander Dyce
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.
Sidney Lee
"A Life of William Shakespeare" by Sidney Lee is a comprehensive biography of the legendary playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Published in 1898, this book delves into the life and…
Lena Cowen Orlin
The Private Life of William Shakespeare breathes new life into Shakespeare's story by establishing fresh, historical, and feminist interpretations of his baptism, parentage, wedding, home, will, and monument.
The Shakespeare Globe Trust, Georghia Ellinas
"A picture book retelling of William Shakespeare's play, Twelfth night, a comedy centering on mistaken identities and unrequited love, set in the kingdom of Illyria"--
William Shakespeare,John Lotherington
The perfect gift for the Shakespeare fan, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is an elegant edition boasting the entire credited catalogue of William Shakespeare including 16 comedies, 10 histories…
William Shakespeare,Dr. Marguerite Tassi, Ph.D
Thirty-five of Shakespeares best-known and most-loved verses and poems, wonderfully illustrated for children ages 8 to 12.
Sublime Comedies -- Collected here are all sixteen of Shakespeare's brilliant comedies. Including The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Taming of the Shrew The Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost…
