Celebrated prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare's originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, "Tales from Shakespeare" provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard.
Mary Lamb Books
Mary Ann Lamb was an English writer, best known for her collaboration with her brother Charles on Tales from Shakespeare. Her work, though marked by personal mental health struggles, offered profound insights into the human psyche. She and her brother presided over a literary circle in London, fostering connections with prominent poets of the era. Her distinctive voice and courageous exploration of themes left an indelible mark on English literature.






More tales from Shakespeare
- 86 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.
Lambs' Tales From Shakespeare
- 254 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Shakespeare für Eilige
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Nacherzählungen der 20 wichtigsten Komödien und Tragödien des grossen Dichters.



