by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb · Puffin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140366778
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«Tales from Shakespeare» is the collection of prose retellings by Charles and Mary Lamb, published by Puffin Classics in paperback (368 pages, in English).
The volume brings together twenty plays by William Shakespeare adapted into prose by Charles and Mary Lamb to introduce his theatre to new readers. It includes the power of Hamlet, the fun of As You Like It and the magic of The Tempest, and preserves the playwright's wit and humanity.
This reissue was published on 25 August 1994 in the Puffin Classics collection.
The indicated reading age is 11 to 15 years, making it a suitable first youthful introduction to Shakespeare's theatre.
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).
