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    Stories from Shakespeare
    Stories from Shakespeare
    Stories from Shakespeare
    Audiobook3 hours

    Stories from Shakespeare

    Written by David Timson

    Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and Michael Sheen

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateNov 1, 2005
    ISBN9789629544324
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    • 5/5
      Great for kids and grownups alike’’thy shall love this audio book’’
    • 5/5
      I liked so much how their voices and how good they are telling the stories. Awesome when you have a boring job !