Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 575 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.) Reading ease score: 64.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature PR PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 671720 2025-07-01T08:58:19.854014 text/html 688972 2022-05-22T15:10:20 text/html 330631 2025-07-01T08:58:28.270950 application/epub+zip 330833 2025-07-01T08:58:22.746000 application/epub+zip 319804 2025-07-01T08:58:21.601043 application/epub+zip 538051 2025-07-01T08:58:32.709962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503337 2025-07-01T08:58:27.487967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464464 2022-09-01T10:19:24.823415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594140 2025-07-01T08:58:19.303038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 593926 2022-05-22T15:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17072 2025-07-01T08:58:32.837934 application/rdf+xml 13030 2025-07-01T08:58:22.093994 image/jpeg 3287 2025-07-01T08:58:21.845983 image/jpeg 300882 2025-07-01T08:58:19.902014 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia