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THE WEIRD WORLD OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Everyone knows that William Shakespeare is famous for having a way with words and creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But in this book, readers can find out everything they didn't know, including how he did a seven-year vanishing act and how he nearly had his head chopped off by Queen Elizabeth I! Everything readers ever wanted to know about the man with the quill pen.
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- 978-1-407138-93-0
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- 176 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 920 DON t c.1 2025020237
RICHARD III
Andrew Matthews brings another historical tale to life for young readers. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Villainy in Richard III. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience a…
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- 978-1-40780-981-6
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAT r c.1 2025010164
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is known as 'the shrew', and no man is brave enough to propose. Can Petruchio tame her with his outrageous behaviour? With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Marriage in The Taming of the Shrew. The tales have been retold…
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- 978-1-40830-505-8
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- 823 MAT t c.1 2025010128
HENRY V
A thrilling retelling of this fantastic historical play. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Patriotism in Henry V. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.
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- 978-1-40780-986-1
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAT h c.1 2025010127
A SHAKESPEARE CHILDRENS STORY: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's darkest tragedies. The play revolves around a power-hungry Scottish lord, Macbeth, and his wife Lady Macbeth, who conspire to kill King Duncan. After Duncan’s death, Macbeth ascends the throne, only to be consumed by guilt, panic and paranoia, which ultimately lead him to his doom.
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- 978-1-78226-016-5
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAC a c.1 2025010102
A SHAKESPEARE CHILDRENS STORY: ROMEO AND JULIET
Hailed as one of the greatest romantic tragedies ever written, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is the tragic love story of the ‘star-crossed lovers’, Romeo and Juliet. Set in the city of Verona, Italy, the play revolves around the feud between two affluent families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the enmity, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall passionately in love and w…
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- 978-1-78226-012-7
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAC a c.1 2025010101
A SHAKESPEARE CHILDRENS STORY: THE TEMPEST
The Tempest is one of the most popular plays of William Shakespeare. The play is set on a remote island inhabited by Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda. Prospero, now a magician, uses his magic to control the spirits of the island. With the help of the spirit Ariel, he conjures a tempest in the sea to draw in his brother, Antonio, and Alonso, King of Naples, who had…
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- 978-1-78226-014-1
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAC a c.1 2025010109
A SHAKESPEARE CHILDRENS STORY: TIMON OF ATHENS
Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens is the tale of a rich Athenian who lived a lavish life, spending his wealth on his friends. Eventually, when his wealth ceases and he asks his friends for help, Timon is shocked to find that none of them are prepared to do so. This fills him with hatred for humanity, and he goes on to live the life of a hermit.
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- 978-1-78226-018-9
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAC a c.1 2025010108
A SHAKESPEARE CHILDRENS STORY: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
The Comedy of Errors is one of the earliest plays of the great playwright, William Shakespeare. It revolves around two sets of identical twins who were separated at birth. Years later, fate brings them to the same city, and this unleashes the drama caused by mistaken identities.
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- 978-1-78226-005-9
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- 823 MAC a c.1 2025010107
A SHAKESPEARE CHILDRENS STORY: HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
Hamlet is one of the most popular tragedies of the legendary playwright, William Shakespeare. It tells the sad story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, who, upon his father’s death, returns from Wittenberg to discover the evil plot of his Uncle Claudius and his mother, Queen Gertrude. The play is focused around how Hamlet learns the truth about his father’s death and seeks revenge.
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- 978-1-78226-007-3
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- 64 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 823 MAC a c.1 2025010106
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