Mr. William Shakespeare's Plays [Hardcover]

Marcia Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 1998

A comic-strip retelling of seven of Shakespeare's most popular plays, including "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Macbeth", "Julius Caesar", "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest". The comic-strips include Shakespeare's dialogue and the rowdy remarks of the audience.

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About the Author

Marcia Williams is a successful author/illustrator and, with her distinctive cartoon-strip style, has now illustrated and retold many literary classics for children, including The Adventures of Robin Hood (9781406311372), Greek Myths (9781406303476) and Oliver Twist and Other Great Dickens Stories (9781406305630). Her latest books are Archie's War (9781406304275), a child's diary of the First World War and My Secret War Diary by Flossie Albright (9781406309409), a Second World War journal. Marcia lives in Barnes, London. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 33 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books; First edition. edition (July 6, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744555027
• ISBN-13: 978-0744555028
• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,509,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marcia Williams is famous for her retellings of classic stories. From Shakespeare and Dickens to the Canterbury Tales and Greek Myths, her humorous comic-strip illustration is hugely popular all over the globe. She lives in London.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an AWESOME book! =), October 13, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mr. William Shakespeare's Plays (Paperback)

I am a huge fan of Shakespeare, but the only problem is the Shakespearian language. When my family and I visited Shakespeare's house, we saw this book and bought it. Once I started reading it, I fell in LOVE with it! The book is set up like a comic book, so there are pictures of the characters "acting" out the play. Under the illustrations, there is a summary (by Marcia Williams). In the comic strip, the "actors" sometimes quote some of Shakespeare's lines. To the left and right of the comic strip, there are "play-goers" who tell the reader what they think of what's happening. The book has 7 plays and when you read them, you can understand what's happening at the same time as feel as though you're there. There is also a second book (I think it's called More Shakespeare plays) and if you liked this book, then I highly recommend it!