This is a selection of Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare (with GEMs highlighted). The list below includes links for several associated items which may be available online for each book: (a) Wikipedia page, (b) e-book, and (c) audiobook. There is also a column called “More info” with links to optional posts on each book.
The plays of William Shakespeare are among the most interesting and fascinating stories ever told. However, they contain a lot of complex language and philosophy which are not well suited for children (or even for many adults). Fortunately, we have an alternative way to enjoy them in Tales from Shakespeare, written by the brother-sister team of Charles and Mary Lamb and published in 1807, nearly 200 years after Shakespeare’s death. This selection of 20 stories from Shakespeare is written in easy-to-read prose suitable for children, while remaining faithful to the original Shakespearean plays and containing many direct quotations from the plays.
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