Tales From Shakespeare
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings,Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
First published in 1807, Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb stands as one of the most enduring and beloved adaptations of Shakespeare's dramatic works, transforming the Bard's complex plays into accessible prose narratives for younger and general readers alike. The Lambs' retelling chronicles twenty of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays — from the pastoral romance of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the brooding tragedy of Macbeth — preserving the spirit and moral weight of the originals while rendering them in a graceful, approachable style that has captivated readers for over two centuries. This Nonesuch Press edition, enriched by twelve additional tales newly told by the distinguished theatre critic J. C. Trewin, extends the collection's reach further into Shakespeare's canon, broadening the tapestry of stories available to the reader. The Nonesuch Press, renowned for producing finely crafted editions of literary classics, brings its characteristic elegance to this volume, making it a treasured object as much as a literary one. The Lambs' prose retains a gentle, instructive tone that honours Shakespeare's thematic richness — jealousy, mercy, love, and ambition — while Trewin's additions demonstrate a deep theatrical intelligence honed over a lifetime of writing about the stage. Whether encountered for the first time or revisited by a seasoned reader, this collection raises the question: how much of Shakespeare's genius survives the transformation from verse to prose — and what does the answer reveal about the nature of great storytelling itself?
Author: Charles & Mary Lamb, With 12 Others Newly Told By J. C. Trewin
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings,Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
First published in 1807, Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb stands as one of the most enduring and beloved adaptations of Shakespeare's dramatic works, transforming the Bard's complex plays into accessible prose narratives for younger and general readers alike. The Lambs' retelling chronicles twenty of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays — from the pastoral romance of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the brooding tragedy of Macbeth — preserving the spirit and moral weight of the originals while rendering them in a graceful, approachable style that has captivated readers for over two centuries. This Nonesuch Press edition, enriched by twelve additional tales newly told by the distinguished theatre critic J. C. Trewin, extends the collection's reach further into Shakespeare's canon, broadening the tapestry of stories available to the reader. The Nonesuch Press, renowned for producing finely crafted editions of literary classics, brings its characteristic elegance to this volume, making it a treasured object as much as a literary one. The Lambs' prose retains a gentle, instructive tone that honours Shakespeare's thematic richness — jealousy, mercy, love, and ambition — while Trewin's additions demonstrate a deep theatrical intelligence honed over a lifetime of writing about the stage. Whether encountered for the first time or revisited by a seasoned reader, this collection raises the question: how much of Shakespeare's genius survives the transformation from verse to prose — and what does the answer reveal about the nature of great storytelling itself?