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OverviewThis atmospheric retelling of the comic and entertaining tale of unrequited love and mistaken identity captures the heightened emotion of Shakespeare's classic of English literature. Echoing the language of the original it makes an ideal introduction to the play for all readers new to Shakespeare. Newly illustrated with striking black-and-white illustrations, this retelling was previously published in the collections SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES: COMEDIES (UK sales of 10,000) and SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES (UK sales of 35,000). Full Product DetailsAuthor: Beverley Birch , William ShakespearePublisher: Hachette Children's Group Imprint: Hodder Wayland Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 19.70cm , Length: 0.60cm Weight: 0.082kg ISBN: 9780750250399ISBN 10: 0750250399 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 23 August 2007 Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviews. . . reading these noncondescending narratives will be a lively preparation for seeing Shakespeare on stage. -- Booklist Author InformationBeverley was born in London, grew up in Kenya and came to Britain for the first time to take A levels. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Economics and Sociology. After travelling in Africa, America, Europe and the Middle East, Beverley joined Penguin as an editor. Since then she has continued to work in publishing - at present she combines writing and working as an editor here at Hodder. She has two daughters and is married to photographer Nick Birch. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |