About the Book: Tales from Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a poet and playwright, is acknowledged as the
greatest writer and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. He excels in plot, poetry
and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear,
Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as
A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It with their
magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness.