Twelve Shakespeare plays are presented afresh by Leon Garfield in narrative form. These are not simple retellings, but more like a refashioning of the dramas as stories, which remain true to the essential spirit of the original versions. The author has captured all the richness of character, plot, m[...]
If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again. When orphan Jack stows away on the Charming Molly, he never guesses that he'll be sailing off on the adventu[...]
One of a series which offers classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes this book contains adaptations of "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Tempest".[...]
How to introduce children to Shakespeare, not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of Shakespeare s language and the depth of his characters: That s the challenge that Leon Garfield, no slouch as a wordsmith himself, sets out to meet in his monumental and utterly absorbing "Shake[...]