She came to this island so young, that she had no memory of having seen any other human face than her father’s. There was a certain island in the sea, the only inhabitants of which were an old man, whose name was Prospero, and his daughter Miranda, a very beautiful young lady. Simple and compelling, these vibrant retellings of the great playwright's timeless tales will undoubtedly charm readers of all ages. To teach courtesy, benignity, generosity, humanity: for of examples, teaching these virtues, his pages are full." "What these tales shall have been to the young readers," Charles Lamb wrote, "that and much more it is the writers' wish that the true plays of Shakespeare may prove to them in older years - enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts, a lesson of all sweet and honorable thoughts and actions. This selection from their 1807 publications features The Tempest A Midsummer Night's Dream As You Like It The Merchant of Venice King Lear Macbeth The Taming of the Shrew Romeo and Juliet Hamlet and Othello.
Charles Lamb, a distinguished English essayist, collaborated with his sister, Mary, to create enthralling prose retellings for young readers of some of Shakespeare's most beloved works.
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