Project Gutenberg 2007-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 973 Lamb, Charles 1775 1834 Lamb, Mary 1764 1847 Lamb, Mary Ann Rackham, Arthur 1867 1939 Tales from Shakespeare 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.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (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 638926 2025-07-08T14:11:46.318075 text/html 640005 2007-02-24T15:41:14 text/html 3119970 2025-07-08T14:11:57.032065 application/epub+zip 3122514 2025-07-08T14:11:49.943081 application/epub+zip 315172 2025-07-08T14:11:48.392181 application/epub+zip 3324718 2025-07-08T14:12:02.138998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3278018 2025-07-08T14:11:55.523979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458208 2022-09-09T15:46:16.457711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595452 2025-07-08T14:11:45.180048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595366 2007-02-24T15:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595382 2007-02-24T15:41:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48889592 2007-02-27T14:48:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 24095 2025-07-08T14:12:02.294945 application/rdf+xml 13030 2025-07-08T14:11:48.908017 image/jpeg 3287 2025-07-08T14:11:48.649033 image/jpeg 219305 2007-02-24T15:41:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 2955056 2007-02-24T15:41:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 219286 2007-02-24T15:41:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 3082343 2025-07-08T14:11:46.510036 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 en.wikipedia