By Leon Garfield (author)
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Twelve Shakespeare plays presented afresh by Leon Garfield in narrative form. These are not simple retellings, but more like a refashioning of the dramas as stories, which remain true to the essential spirit of the original versions. The author has captured all the richness of character, plot, mood and setting in Shakespeare's works.
It is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for the young.
Leon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. His brief art studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, when he joined the army. After the war he worked as a hospital laboratory technician until in the 1960s his literary success enabled him to devote himself completely to writing. He lived with his wife, the children's writer, Vivien Alcock, in Highgate, North London, which has featured in many of his novels. He is the author of a large number of highly acclaimed novels, some of which have been serialised for television, including Devil-in-the-Fog , and Jack Holborn . Black Jack was made into a full-length feature film, and was joint winner of the International Jury Award at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The famous film director, John Huston, made his last screen appearance in 1987 in the film of Mr Corbett's Ghost . He was working on a four-hour dramatisation of The Odyssey for BBC Radio when he died on 2nd June 1996.
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Twelve Shakespeare plays presented afresh by Leon Garfield in narrative form. These are not simple retellings, but more like a refashioning of the dramas as stories, which remain true to the essential spirit of the original versions.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Shakespeare Stories and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Shakespeare Stories features in the following genres: Anthologies, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Classic Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Drama / Performing Arts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Shakespeare Stories was written by Leon Garfield and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Shakespeare Stories has 287 pages
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