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Stories from Shakespeare / Geraldine McCaughrean ; [cover?] illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Orion Children's Books, 2017Copyright date: ©1994Description: 167 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781510101456
  • 1510101454
Uniform titles:
  • Short stories. Selections
Related works:
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry V
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth
  • Novelization of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- Romeo and Juliet -- Henry the Fifth -- A midsummer night's dream -- Julius Caesar -- Hamlet -- Twelfth night -- Othello -- King Lear -- Macbeth -- The tempest.
Summary: From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakespeare's best-known stories, including Romeo and Juliet, Henry the Fifth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and The Tempest.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 823.914 M123 Available 33111009241569
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Ten of Shakespeare's greatest plays, retold for children by multi-award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.

From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakespeare's best-known stories, including Romeo and Juliet, Henry the Fifth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and The Tempest.

With easy to follow prose punctuated with well-known quotations and featuring a cast list for each play, this accessible collection will delight and entertain readers of all ages.

Text originally published 1994.

Introduction -- Romeo and Juliet -- Henry the Fifth -- A midsummer night's dream -- Julius Caesar -- Hamlet -- Twelfth night -- Othello -- King Lear -- Macbeth -- The tempest.

From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakespeare's best-known stories, including Romeo and Juliet, Henry the Fifth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and The Tempest.

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