Mary Lamb

Presents prose retellings of twenty of William Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Macbeth."

Originally written to be an "introduction to the study of Shakespeare," Shakespeare for Children is much more entertaining than that-some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Charles and Mary Lamb introduce children to the magic of Shakespeare with these ten favorite tales. Although simplified, these stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot, and turns...