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Tales from Shakespeare
Nov 15, 2024 7:46 PM

Author:Charles Lamb,Mary Lamb,William Shakespeare,Alan Cumming,Nigel Davenport,Andrew Sachs,Juliet Stevenson

Tales from Shakespeare

Discover Shakespeare's best-loved plays with this fantastic, unabridged and downloadable audiobook edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, read by Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Nigel Davenport and Andrew Sachs.

A perfect introduction for all ages to the breadth and beauty of Shakespeare's work. Tales from Shakespeare has become a classic work in its own right. The tales bring vividly to life the power of Hamlet and Macbeth, the fun of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the drama of The Tempest. Blending detailed narrative with original dialogue and poetic language, they fully convey the wit, wisdom and imagination of Shakespeare's magnificent plays.

Includes King Lear, The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Measure for Measure.

Reviews

Sweet . . . Every little girl I know has at least one of these books in her bedroom library

—— Birmingham Post

Tomlinson has skilfully woven known facts and real people with invented characters to form an exciting historical novel . . . shows her talents to the full

—— Books for Keeps

This is a novel sure to please any reader looking for intrigue and adventure

—— Beth Morrissey , The School Librarian

Whitby Abbey and its community are brought vividly to life . . . The book just abounds with strong, independent female characters, the pace is just perfect and the twists and turns of the plot never become confusing . . . Wolf Girl should be fascinating for young people and adults alike

—— Historical Novels Review

Older readers will enjoy this exciting historical novel

—— Junior News & Mail

Younger adults will welcome Theresa Tomlinson's foray into the Anglo-Saxon era with this excellent and well-crafted adventure . . . Appealing to both sexes, a great adventure story for the modern readership

—— gatewaymonthly.com

Many twists and turns, much humour, lots of adventures and a good dollop of fascinating period detail . . . Altogether most engaging and entertaining: the sort of book that is blissfully easy to read without being mindless. Smashing fun

—— An Awfully Big Blog Adventure

Like the best children's books, it's about children, not simplified or toned down for them

—— The Times

This book is distinguished among other features by the immensely convincing background detail of the period setting . . . The characterisation is exemplary, Johnny and his mother being convincing and winning protagonists. This is a remarkable book

—— Armadillo Magazine

Filled with action and suspense, this is a book you will not want to stop reading. A great plot, with an unguessable villain!

—— Scribbler Magazine

Dido is compelling and beautifully written

—— So Little Time For Books

What a fantastic job Adel Geras has done bringing these characters to life

—— Sarah's Book Reviews

Full of suspense and the characters were written so well that you were really pulled into their lives

—— Chrissie's Corner

The book comes billed as "a passionate tale of love, betrayal and revenge" - and it is indeed, an excellent, intelligent read which will stretch minds just as it will stretch vocabularies. It is vivid in the world it creates, intriguing as it takes you there and satisfying when it leaves you

—— Chichester Today

Adele Geras gave us brilliant evocations of the ancient world with Troy and Ithaka. With Dido she again takes a classical setting and story and breathes freshness, and above all an up-to-date connection, into the people and the places whilst skilfully remaining faithful to her sources

—— School Librarian
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