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Shakespeare Stories Paperback - 1998
by Leon Garfield; Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned twelve of the Elizabethan playwright's most memorable dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Michael Foreman's dramatic color illustrations and varied black-and-white line drawings are the perfect complement to this celebration of Shakespeare's genius.
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By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned twelve of the Elizabethan playwright's most memorable dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Michael Foreman's dramatic color illustrations and varied black-and-white line drawings are the perfect complement to this celebration of Shakespeare's genius.
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Before you hear of the shipwreck, you must know that, inland from its wild sea coast, Illyria was a green and golden land, of thatched cottages, neat as well-combed children, of gracious mansions, and the noble palace of the Duke.
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- Title Shakespeare Stories
- Author Leon Garfield; Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition X
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date March 30, 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780395861400 / 0395861403
- Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
- Dimensions 9.17 x 6.97 x 1.06 in (23.29 x 17.70 x 2.69 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Shakespeare, William, Children's stories, English
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 85001971
- Dewey Decimal Code 823.914
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"Masterly." The New York Times
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