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William Shakespeare
Innocence and Jealousy--Like Othello and The Winter's Tale Cymbeline deals with perceived betrayal and jealousy. Posthumus Leonatus loves Imogen daughter of Cymbeline the King of Britain. Cymbeline has forbidden their…
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Love and Longing--As You Like it is One of William Shakespeare's best known plays. Mistaken identities and gender disguise abound. Rosalind must flee from court when she angers her uncle…
"The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare presents a timeless exploration of power, loyalty, and the consequences of ambition. Set in ancient Rome, the play follows the events…
"The Life of King Henry V" is a historical play attributed to William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1599. It is the final installment in Shakespeare's tetralogy of…
"The Life of King Henry VIII" is a historical play attributed to William Shakespeare, although it is believed to have been co-written with John Fletcher. Also known simply as "Henry…
Adaptive Reader Modern Editions: Bringing Classics to All Readers
Macbeth - Adapted for Struggling Readers
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that he wrote early on in his career. It is about the love affair that develops between two young Italians who come from…
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"Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is one of William Shakespeare's lesser-known plays, but it offers a rich tapestry of adventure, romance, and intrigue. The play follows the titular character, Pericles, on…
"The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare is a captivating historical drama that chronicles the tumultuous reign of the iconic monarch. Set in the…
Discover William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy in a whole new light with the "Romeo & Juliet (Annotated Edition)." This meticulously curated edition presents the full-length play, complete with scene details, alongside…
Experience William Shakespeare's enchanting comedy like never before with "A Midsummer Night's Dream (Annotated Edition)." This meticulously curated edition presents the full-length play alongside comprehensive annotations that provide valuable insights…
Embark on a journey into the world of William Shakespeare's timeless comedy with "Much Ado About Nothing (Annotated Edition)." This comprehensive edition presents the full-length play alongside essential annotations that…
Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman…
Shakespeare's King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate…
In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish…
Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable.
Each No Fear guide contains:
The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation…
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets…
Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and…
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Dive into the world of Shakespeare's classic comedy with "The Taming of the Shrew (Annotated Edition)." This comprehensive edition features the full-length play alongside essential annotations:
Biography: Explore the life…
Much Ado About Nothing is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes.
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With seething rage Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most influential works.
Corruption and treachery bring this story to life as the king's ghost demands that his son get revenge on…
Once it blooms, it changes everything. Love is uplifting, enlightening, transforming. In this timeless collection of more than 80 sonnets, William Shakespeare pays tribute to our most beautiful emotion. Read…
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Presents a collection of Shakespeare’s sonnets. This book contains poetry and themes such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality. It is a pocket-sized volume.
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Arguably William Shakespeare’s most influential play, Hamlet portrays a young Prince’s dilemma in choosing between moral integrity and the need for revenge following the murder of his father.
Infused with the magical world of fairies, A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the early comedies of Shakespeare about the entwined destinies of four lovers amid the spirit of…
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
It was among Shakespeare's…
Long before Shakespeare's name was synonymous with the stage he built a name as a poet, and Venus and Adonis was likely the first work to be published by the…
Gives readers a taste of the Classics’ huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts…
This annotated edition of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" offers a comprehensive guide to this timeless comedy, enriching the full text of the play with insightful annotations aimed at enhancing the…
One of Shakespeare's darkest and most violent tragedies, Macbeth's struggle between his own ambition and his loyalty to the King is dramatically compelling. As those he kills return to haunt…
The Tempest is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes.
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Presented here in an edition that makes them accessible to twentieth-century readers, these poems are worth returning to again and again.
This title collects sonnets of Shakespeare’s that deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. It also includes the sonnet…
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STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection
'I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.'
Love, deception and discord…
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'For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.'
A bloody feud. A…
'It will have blood, they say- blood will have blood.'
On a bleak, stormy night, three witches prophesy- Macbeth…
'The course of true love never did run smooth ...'
Hermia loves Lysander. But she must marry Demetrius or…
'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.'
When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, discovers his father was murdered, he…
'We that are true lovers run into strange capers.'
Banished from her ambitious uncle's court, the lovesick Rosalind flees…
Including three bestselling deluxe mini classics, Shakespeare: The Bard’s Guide to Abuses and Affronts, William Shakespeare: The Complete Plays in One Sitting, and Love Sonnets of Shakespeare, the Shakespeare Box…
Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet. Henry V. Macbeth. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. King Lear. Lovers of literature will immediately recognise these as signature works of William Shakespeare. The Complete Works of…
The Merchant of Venice, is an intriguing drama of love, greed, and revenge. Believed to have been written in 1596, it is classified as a comedy, but while it shares…