{"title":"Books by Mary Lamb","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780241425114","title":"Tales from Shakespeare","description":"Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition of Tales from Shakespeare.   These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. They never lose the feel of his beautiful language and humanity and convey all of his wit and wisdom. 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Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, \u003ci\u003eTales from Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224768852341,"sku":"9780141441627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141441627_b68a73a2-b261-4fee-a923-9717365275c8.jpg?v=1786011589"},{"product_id":"9780486821610","title":"Ten Zen Seconds: Twelve Incantations for Purpose, Power and Calm","description":"In the midst of life's pressures, a powerful, ten-second breathing and mindfulness technique can transform fear and worry into calm and strength. The technique is simple to grasp and employ, and it can be used anytime and anywhere by anyone. 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All of the Roman plays were excluded, and the historical stories they chose to recount were altered.It's claimed that dialogue has been used far too frequently for young readers who aren't used to reading or writing in a theatrical style. However, this flaw, if it exists, was brought about by a sincere desire to utilize as many of Shakespeare's original words as possible. Too often, the need of converting many of his brilliant phrases into less expressive ones undermines the beauty of his language.The topics of the majority of these tales made it quite difficult to make them easy to read for very young children. Giving the history of men and women in ways that a very young mind could understand was not an easy task. The courteous aid of young gentlemen is needed to explain to their sisters those sections of these Tales that are most difficult for them to grasp, as opposed to suggesting them for the reading of young gentlemen who can read them so much better in the originals.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311242948981,"sku":"9789357276221","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789357276221_9855148d-7bf1-4538-aba6-192081ecdcd1.jpg?v=1786031612"},{"product_id":"xtales-from-shakes_classics-pb","title":"Tales from Shakespeare","description":"HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.             Containing: The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, King Lear, Macbeth, All's Well That Ends Well, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night, Timon of Athens, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Othello, Pericles, Prince of Tyre.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495464608117,"sku":"9780008832025","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"tales-from-shakespeare-1","title":"Tales from Shakespeare","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharles and Mary Lamb’s classic prose retellings of Shakespeare’s plays for young readers, now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.’s Signature Editions series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1807 by brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb, \u003ci\u003eTales from Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e offers entertaining and highly readable versions of William Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring works. 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