Composed by siblings Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare adapts a variety of Shakespeare's most popular plays for children. While Shakespeare's beautiful language has been simplified so as to be understood by beginning readers, this collection is a wonderful way to introduce youngsters to Shakespeare's greatest works, including Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, and others.

Originally published in 1807 "Tales of Shakespeare" is almost as classic as the plays by the bard himself. Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and his sister Mary Lamb (1764-1874) have taken twenty of Shakespeare's best plays and retold them in a more modern style--in digestible prose--aimed at sophisticated teenagers. All character dialogue, however, comes straight from the plays. A great way to become familiar with these masterpieces of literature before tackling the original versions. Highly recommended for everyone who wants a better understanding of Shakespeare's great works in a readable modern...