This collection retells six great tragedies by Shakespeare in prose. Here are Prince Hamlet, who wants to avenge his father, Macbeth, driven to crime by his wife, Othello, the jealous Moor, and old King Lear, betrayed by his daughters. Romeo and Juliet, the lovers of Verona, are here too, with the fabulously rich Timon of Athens.
Written in 1807 for young readers, these tales keep Shakespeare's own words in the most famous passages. It is the simplest way into his work.
Simply told, these stories are easy to read in the language you are learning.
