Tales from Shakespeare

Charles Lamb · Mary Lamb · William Shakespeare

May 2010 · Puffin · Narrated by Alan Cumming, Andrew Sachs, Juliet Stevenson and Nigel Davenport

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Discover Shakespeare's best-loved plays with this fantastic, unabridged and downloadable audiobook edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, read by Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Nigel Davenport and Andrew Sachs.

A perfect introduction for all ages to the breadth and beauty of Shakespeare's work. Tales from Shakespeare has become a classic work in its own right. The tales bring vividly to life the power of Hamlet and Macbeth, the fun of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the drama of The Tempest. Blending detailed narrative with original dialogue and poetic language, they fully convey the wit, wisdom and imagination of Shakespeare's magnificent plays.

Includes King Lear, The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Measure for Measure.

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Charles Lamb and his sister, Mary, were born in London in 1775 and 1764 respectively. Their father was a clerk and Charles, prevented from holding a university post by his terrible stammer, was also a clerk all his working life. With Mary he collaborated on Tales from Shakespeare. Brother and sister both suffered from insanity and Charles took lifelong care of Mary. She died in 1847, fourteen years after Charles.

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