
Production notes: This ebook of Tales from Shakespeare was published by Global Grey in 2020. This book has 251 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1807. Includes: The Tempest (Mary Lamb) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mary Lamb) The Winter's Tale (Mary Lamb) Much Ado About Nothing (Mary Lamb) As You Like It (Mary Lamb) Two Gentlemen of Verona (Mary Lamb) The Merchant of Venice (Mary Lamb) Cymbeline (Mary Lamb) King Lear (Charles Lamb) Macbeth (Charles Lamb) All's Well That Ends Well (Mary Lamb) The Taming of the Shrew (Mary Lamb) The Comedy of Errors (Mary Lamb) Measure for Measure (Mary Lamb) Twelfth Night (Mary Lamb) Timon of Athens (Charles Lamb) Romeo and Juliet (Charles Lamb) Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Charles Lamb) Othello (Charles Lamb) and, Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Mary Lamb). Designed to introduce Shakespeare to younger readers. Mary wrote most of the comedies, about 14 of the 20. Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb in 1807. Tales from Shakespeare was written by Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and his sister Mary Lamb (1764-1847) in 1807 as a prose adaptation for children.

Tales from Shakespeare Charles Lamb and Mary LambĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. 'First published in 1807, and never out of print, these stories, adapted from 20 of Shakespeare's plays, are clever and powerful summaries designed to provide children with enough plot and characterisation to allow them to understand the plays themselves when they later see or read the authentic versions.Home Ebooks Articles Buy Collections Donate F.A.Q About Contact Search ☰ These tales are classic literature in their own right. Their accessible writing never loses the feel of Shakespeare's beautiful language and humanity, and convey all of his wit and wisdom.

Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles.


These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Puffin Clothbound Classics is a series of much-loved stories from classic children's literature, brought together by Puffin Books in beautiful hardback volumes.
