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Stories from Shakespeare by David Timson

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Stories from Shakespeare

Author
David Timson
Narrator
Juliet Stevenson, Michael Sheen
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 July 2005
Run Time
3 hours 57 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
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What to expect

Here are the stories of ten key Shakespeare plays: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry V, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. David Timson presents the complex plots in a clear, entertaining and informal style, presenting the main characters in the context of the famous lines. The stories contain important passages from the plays themselves, taken from the award-winning Naxos AudioBooks recordings. This is a 3 CD set which not only entertains but acts as an ideal ‘starter pack’ for children going to see the plays of Shakespeare.

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Details
Author
David Timson
Narrator
Juliet Stevenson, Michael Sheen
Duration
3 hours 57 minutes
Release Date
1 July 2005
ISBN
9789629544324
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction

Synopsis

Here are the stories of ten key Shakespeare plays: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry V, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. David Timson presents the complex plots in a clear, entertaining and informal style, presenting the main characters in the context of the famous lines. The stories contain important passages from the plays themselves, taken from the award-winning Naxos AudioBooks recordings. This is a 3 CD set which not only entertains but acts as an ideal ‘starter pack’ for children going to see the plays of Shakespeare.

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