Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807.

This edition contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham.

This book is part of a book series called Wordsworth Childrens Classics .

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd .

Brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb wrote these adaptive tales from Shakespeare in 1807; whose popularity and accessibility has stood the test of time.