Download or read book Tales From Shakespeare s Comedies Classic Reprint written by Charles Lamb and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales From Shakespeare's Comedies In the preface to the first edition the authors say that these Tales "are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote; therefore, words introduced into our language since his time have been as far as possible avoided." The authors say also. "It has been wished to make these Tales easy reading for very young children. To the utmost of their ability the writers have constantly kept this in mind; but the subjects of most of them made this a very difficult task. It was no easy matter to give the histories of men and women in terms familiar to the apprehension of a very young mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Stories of Shakespeare s Comedies Classic Reprint written by H. A. Guerber and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories of Shakespeare's Comedies IT seems almost a sacrilege to present merely the amework - the dry bones - of those world-famed asterpieces of diction and character drawing, Plays; yet, for their right under enjoyment, it is useful to disentangle ricate and confused substructures upon h they are reared, which (with one possible ex on) were taken' by the poet from earlier plays d transformed and transfigured by his genius. To familiarise one's self with the main outlines the plots or stories, and to refresh and clarify [c's memory in regard to the characters and action, aves one free to appreciate in full the beauty, arm, and force of the complete works, either when en and heard on the stage, or read and re-read in e study. To the student of literature, the theatre-goer, 1d all worshippers at the shrine of the master poet, e therefore offer in these pages bald but fairly mplete outlines, which follow closely the action the plays, and which for the sake of clearness 1d brevity have been left free from criticism, com ent, and all save the scantiest quotations, although re temptation to insert whole passages proved al ost irresistible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tales from Shakespeare written by Charles Lamb and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-14 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales from Shakespeare: (illustrated by Arthur Rackham with an introduction by Alfred Ainger) by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Arthur Rackham, Alfred Ainger First published in 1807, "Tales from Shakespeare" is the classic retelling of Shakespeare's plays by brother and sister duo Charles and Mary Lamb. All told twenty of Shakespeare's plays are represented in this work. On what basis the two made their selection of tales is unknown, the English Histories are left unattempted, as well as the Roman Plays. Of the comedies only "Love's Labour's Lost" is omitted. As Alfred Ainger comments in his introduction "perhaps Miss Lamb felt how little would have remained of the original comedy when the poetical element in its language and the brilliant wit of its dialogue had been removed." What is represented of Shakespeare's plays is a magnificent retelling of some of his most popular works, ideal for introducing young readers to the brilliance of the Bard. As the two write in their preface "The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare," so "that the true Plays of Shakespeare may prove to them in older years-enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts, a lesson of all sweet and honourable thoughts and actions." This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, includes an introduction by Alfred Ainger, and illustrations by Arthur Rackham. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Comedy of the Winter s Tale written by William Shakespeare and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare's Comedy of the Winter's Tale: Edited, With Notes Malone also discovered that Sir George Buck did not obtain full possession of his office as Master of the Revels until August, 1610; and he therefore conjectured that me vvz'm'er's Tale was originally licensed in the latter part of that year or the begin ning of the next. This date IS confirmed by the Diary of Doctor F orman, who writes thus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tales From the Dramatists Vol 1 of 4 Classic Reprint written by Charles Morris and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales From the Dramatists, Vol. 1 of 4 That charming literary production of Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare, has had the good fortune to survive for nearly a cen tury the modern deluge of books, and still remains so popular with younger readers that it may be looked upon as a genuine juvenile classic. The stories of the Shakespearian comedies and trage dies could not be more attractively rendered, and our youthful acquaintance with these delightful Tales forms a most agreeable introduction to our mature studies of the plays themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Comedy of Love s Labour s Lost Classic Reprint written by William Shakespeare and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare's Comedy of Love's Labour's Lost Malone in 1594. Furnivall is inclined to make the date 1588 and White probably not later than 1588. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tales From Shakespeare Classic Reprint written by Charles Lamb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales From Shakespeare The following tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in and in Whatever has been added to them to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote. It is my wish that the true plays of Shakespeare may prove to you in older years, enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thought, a lesson of sweet and honorable thought and actions, to teach you courtesy, benignity, generosity, humanity for of examples, teaching these virtues, his pages are full - Mary Lamb. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tales From the Dramatists 1580 to 1780 Classic Reprint written by Charles Morris and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales From the Dramatists, 1580 to 1780 That charming literary production of Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from' Shakespeare, has had the good fortune to survive for nearly a cen tury the modern deluge of books, and still remains so popular with younger readers that it may be looked upon as a genuine juvenile classic. The stories of the Shakespearian comedies and trage dies could not be more attractively rendered, and our youthful acquaintance with these delightful Tales forms a most agreeable introduction to our mature studies of the plays themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tales From Shakespeare Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Harrison S. Morris and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales From Shakespeare, Vol. 1 of 2 In their sincere and simple preface the brother and sister, now grown so famous, said that their chief aim was to provide an introduction to the study of Shakspeare for the young reader; but this purpose was carried out by them with such delicate art and critical insight that the group of plays intended for children have become the treas ured resource of students, as well as an elevated pleasure for readers to whom books are an enjoy ment pure and simple. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Four Comedies written by William Shakespeare and published by Bantam Classics. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Taming of the Shrew Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee. A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world. The Merchant of Venice This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literature–Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The “pound of flesh” he demands as payment of Antonio’s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best. Twelfth Night Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s plaintive song. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Download or read book All Shakespeare s Tales Classic Reprint written by Charles Lamb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from All Shakespeare's Tales But the purpose of this book is far removed from so presuming an effort, although the writer has, with Lamb, the definite desire to bring Shakespeare nearer to the affections of the young reader. If these Tales awaken interest in the less widely known of Shake speare's plays, if they serve only as simple guides to render the plays more clear to future readers, they will accomplish their purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Tales from Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by Fall River. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We are such stuff asdreams are made on...' While the language of William Shakespeare's plays can makethem challenging for some readers, their plots are filled with fantastical,almost fairytale-like plot devices --misunderstandingsinvolving identical twins, magical forests, ghosts and witches, and foolishkings -- that make them irresistible to almostany reader. This gorgeous new edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's belovedbook collects their versions of twenty Shakespeare comedies and tragedies. Farfrom being mere plot summaries, Tales transforms Shakespeare's elegant andpoetic dialogue into thrilling and dramatic stories of love, betrayal andmagic. Beautifully illustrated with classic artwork by ArthurRackham, W. Paget, and Robert Anning Bell, Talesfrom Shakespeare provides a unique way to experience these enduring plays.
Download or read book Stories of Shakespeare s Comedies written by H. A. Guerber and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories of Shakespeare's Comedies It seems almost a sacrilege to present merely the framework - the dry bones - of those world-famed masterpieces of diction and character drawing, Shakespeare's Plays; yet, for their right understanding and enjoyment, it is useful to disentangle the often intricate and confused substructures upon which they are reared, which (with one possible exception) were taken by the poet from earlier plays and transformed and transfigured by his genius. To familiarise one's self with the main outlines of the plots or stories, and to refresh and clarify ones memory in regard to the characters and action, leaves one free to appreciate in full the beauty, charm, and force of the complete works, either when seen and heard on the stage, or read and re-read in the study. To the student of literature, the theatre-goer, and all worshippers at the shrine of the master poet, we therefore offer in these pages bald but fairly complete outlines, which follow closely the action of the plays, and which for the sake of clearness and brevity have been left free from criticism, comment, and all save the scantiest quotations, although the temptation to insert whole passages proved almost irresistible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Comedy of a Midsummer Night s Dream Classic Reprint written by William J. Rolfe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare's Comedy of a Midsummer Night's Dream I have also omitted most of the Critical Com ments from the introduction, as the books from which they were taken are now to be found in public and school libraries. For these extracts I have sub stituted familiar comments of my own, and have added more of the same kind in the Appendix. A concise account of Shakespeare's metre has also been inserted as an introduction to the Notes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Stories of Shakespeare s Comedies written by Hélène Adeline Guerber and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Stories of Shakespeare s Comedies written by H a D1929 Guerber and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Comedy of Twelfth Night Or What You Will written by Wililam Shakespeare and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night, or What You Will: With Illustrations Among the passengers on board a ship wrecked in the Adriatic were Sebastian and Viola, twin children of a rich citizen of Messa lina. Born in the same hour, brother and sister had grown up in the tenderest mutual love and - what is stranger - in such likeness of feature that, if they exchanged clothes, you could not tell youth from maiden. Nor had they ever been parted until the sea thus cruelly severed them. When the vessel split, Viola managed to cling to a boat which with a few survivors - the Captain amongst them - came safely to shore. What coast is this?' she inquired Of the sailors. 'this is Illyria, lady.' Her thoughts rushed back to her brother, and she begged them to tell her if there were any chance of his being safe. 'there is this chance, ' answered the Captain at the last moment I saw him take rope and bind himself very coolly and bravely to a stout spar, and upon this he was afloat and alive while from our boat I could keep him in sight.' Even for this hope Viola was so grateful that she pressed money into the man's hand. 'do you know this country?' 'i know it well, madam; for I was born and bred scarcely three hours' journey from this very spot.' She asked by whom it was governed? The Captain told her, by a noble Duke, Orsino a bachelor and a love-sick one, for he had fixed his afi'ec tions on a fair lady who would have none of him, and indeed had abjured the society and sight of all men save those Of her own household. The name of this lady was the Countess Olivia, and she thus cloistered herself in sorrow for the loss of a brother, lately dead. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
