Project Gutenberg 2007-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 995 Lamb, Charles 1775 1834 Lamb, Mary 1764 1847 Lamb, Mary Ann Rackham, Arthur 1867 1939 Tales from Shakespeare Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tales from Shakespeare" by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb is a collection of adapted stories based on the works of William Shakespeare, written in the early 19th century. The purpose of these tales is to introduce young readers to Shakespeare's plays by retelling them in simpler language while preserving the essence of the original narratives. Through tales that include characters such as Prospero from "The Tempest" and Hermia and Lysander from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the book aims to evoke an appreciation for Shakespeare's literary legacy. The opening of this collection presents "The Tempest," introducing the characters of Prospero and his daughter Miranda, who live on an enchanted island. Prospero, once the Duke of Milan, has been exiled due to betrayal by his brother Antonio. The narrative unfolds as Prospero uses his magical abilities to conjure a storm that brings his adversaries to the island, setting the stage for themes of reconciliation and forgiveness. Key character dynamics are established as Miranda expresses compassion for the shipwrecked souls, while Prospero reveals his plan for confronting those who wronged him. This initial tale sets a captivating tone for the collection, igniting curiosity about Shakespeare's original works. (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 638804 638788 2024-10-09T06:41:45.813482 2023-09-09T08:57:06.281426 text/html text/html 640005 2007-02-24T15:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2955056 2007-02-24T15:41:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3119977 2024-10-09T06:41:57.679418 application/epub+zip 3122597 2024-10-09T06:41:49.847462 application/epub+zip 315179 2024-10-09T06:41:48.127475 application/epub+zip 3324834 2024-10-09T06:42:03.349410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3278008 2024-10-09T06:41:56.074440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458208 2022-09-09T15:46:16.457711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595452 595348 2024-10-09T06:41:44.453631 2023-09-09T08:57:05.424423 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 595366 2007-02-24T15:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 219305 2007-02-24T15:41:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 595382 2007-02-24T15:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219286 2007-02-24T15:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 48889592 2007-02-27T14:48:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 24252 2024-10-09T06:42:03.513371 application/rdf+xml 13030 2024-10-09T06:41:48.714462 image/jpeg 3287 2024-10-09T06:41:48.419458 image/jpeg 3082310 2024-10-09T06:41:45.996472 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 en.wikipedia