Shakespeare Stories: King Lear William Shakespeare

Name: Shakespeare Stories: King Lear By Andrew Matthews
SKU: 9781408303962
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Shakespeare Stories: King Lear by William Shakespeare

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SeriesShakespeare Stories

Summary

Foolish and bad-tempered, King Lear divides the kingdom between his two wicked daughters, disowns his honest youngest daughter and banishes his friends. As the kingdom falls apart and Lear's humiliation turns him mad, will he finally realise what he has done? With Notes on Shakespeare in the Globe Theatre and Chaos and Old Age in King Lear.

Shakespeare Stories: King Lear Summary

Shakespeare Stories: King Lear: Shakespeare Stories for Children by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Stories: King Lear Reviews

One of a series of retellings for young children. Tony Ross's illustrations add greatly to children's appreciation and understanding. Books for Keeps

About William Shakespeare

Andrew Matthews has written numerous books for children and teenagers, and is an internationally renowned author. He wrote King Arthur and Wolf Summer for the Orchard list, as well as a series of retellings of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Andrew has been short-listed twice for the Smarties Award. He lives in Berkshire. Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children's book creators/illustrators in Britain. For Orchard he illustrated the Greek and Roman Myths books in the Orchard Myths range, and the hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as the poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.

Additional information

Sku

GOR007041891

ISBN 13

9781408303962

ISBN 10

1408303965

Title

Shakespeare Stories: King Lear: Shakespeare Stories for Children by William Shakespeare

Author

William Shakespeare

Series

Shakespeare Stories

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

Year published

2009-04-02

Number of pages

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us