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Shakespeare's Tales Retold for Children
- Author
- Samantha Newman
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows, Kristin Atherton
- Publisher
- Arcturus Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2022
- Run Time
- 11 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked prose retellings retain many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Young readers can follow Puck on his mischievous midsummer adventures, hear the prophecy of the witches in Macbeth and be swept away by the romance of Romeo and Juliet.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Romeo and Juliet
• Comedy of Errors
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Othello
• Macbeth
• The Tempest
• And many more!
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Details
- Author
- Samantha Newman
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows, Kristin Atherton
- Duration
- 11 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9781398824744
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Arcturus Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Drama and performing, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)
Synopsis
This delightful audiobook brings together 16 of the Shakespeare's timeless tales for a younger generation, told with wit and panache. Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked prose retellings retain many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Young readers can follow Puck on his mischievous midsummer adventures, hear the prophecy of the witches in Macbeth and be swept away by the romance of Romeo and Juliet. • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Romeo and Juliet • Comedy of Errors • Much Ado About Nothing • Othello • Macbeth • The Tempest • And many more!
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