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Shakespeare Collection: Richard III


Shakespeare Collection

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No. of pages 48

Published: 2002

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Great for age 12-18 years

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This collection aims to make the best of Shakespearean theatre accessible to a younger audience. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is a ruthless, ambitious man with only one thing on his mind - he's determined to become King of England. Richard will stop at nothing to secure his destiny, not even cold-blooded murder. Can anyone stand in his way? Beautifully illustrated in colour and black and white by Stephen Player. Consultants include: Kathy Elgin from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Peter Reynolds from Roehampton Institute of Children's Literature, University of Surrey.

 

This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Collection .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Author: Anthony Masters is a distinguished, award-winning writer for both children and adults, being described by Junior Bookseller as 'a skilled novelist and a man of deep understanding -[he] writes beautifully, giving each word its value'. Illustrator: Stephen Player is an established illustrator of many children's books. Anthony Masters is an arch-storyteller with a passion for meeting his readers by tirelessly visiting schools across the UK.

This book contains the following story:

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I am determined to prove a villain' vows the sinister Duke of Gloucester as he prepares to seize the English Crown and become King Richard III. Follow the scheming, seductive Duke as he cheats and slaughters his way to the throne in one of the bloodiest chapters in the monarchys history. He masterminds the murder of his brother, his two nephews, and poisons his wife in order to marry his own niece. When his throne is challenged, his reign of terror is broken and the ghosts of his victims return to torment him.

This book is in the following series:

Shakespeare Collection

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