A Shakespeare Story: King Lear Paperback / softback
by Andrew Matthews
Illustrated by Tony Ross
Part of the A Shakespeare Story series
Paperback / softback
Description
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 and the Globe Theatre and Chaos and Old Age in King Lear. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible. Have you read all of The Shakespeare Stories books?
Available in this series: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, and King Lear.
Information
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages
- Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
- Publication Date:04/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408305034
Information
-
In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages
- Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
- Publication Date:04/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408305034
