Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 491 Lamb, Charles 1775 1834 Lamb, Mary 1764 1847 Lamb, Mary Ann Tales from Shakespeare Dianne Bean and David Widger "Tales from Shakespeare" by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb is a collection of retellings of some of William Shakespeare's most famous plays, written in the early 19th century. The book aims to serve as an introduction for young readers to the works of Shakespeare, blending his original language with accessible prose, while carefully selecting words to maintain the beauty of the English language. The opening of the collection includes a preface explaining the purpose and structure of the abridged tales, emphasizing that they seek to make Shakespeare’s stories easier to understand for young audiences. It then begins with "The Tempest," introducing characters such as Prospero, a duke turned sorcerer, and his daughter Miranda, who live in isolation on an enchanted island. The narrative highlights Prospero's magical abilities and his plot to regain his dukedom, showcasing themes of love, betrayal, and reconciliation as various shipwrecked characters interact in this strange new world, all leading to profound discoveries about identity and forgiveness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature PR PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 671651 671744 2024-09-01T09:09:26.791316 2023-10-01T08:25:09.814535 text/html text/html 688972 2022-05-22T15:10:20 text/html 308553 2024-09-01T09:09:34.581241 application/epub+zip 308987 2024-09-01T09:09:28.493309 application/epub+zip 308988 2024-09-01T09:09:27.585311 application/epub+zip 499170 2024-09-01T09:09:39.563253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464444 2024-09-01T09:09:33.979295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464464 2022-09-01T10:19:24.823415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594148 594137 2024-09-01T09:09:26.028312 2023-10-01T08:25:09.197456 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 593926 2022-05-22T15:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18995 2024-09-01T09:09:39.718218 application/rdf+xml 13005 2024-09-01T09:09:27.956283 image/jpeg 3296 2024-09-01T09:09:27.769293 image/jpeg 217262 2022-05-22T15:11:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 225983 2022-05-22T15:12:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 280204 2024-09-01T09:09:26.852319 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia