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\nMACBETH  \nROMEO AND JULIET  \nA MIDSUMMER NIGHT's DREAMTHE TEMPEST  \nHAMLET,PRINCE OF DENMARKOTHELLOKING LEARTWELFTH NIGHT  \n# Tales from ShakespeareA MIDSUMMERNIGHT's DREAM\n\nby Charles and Mary LambIllustrated by Gary Andrews  \nCapercaillie Books  \nCAPERCAILLIE BOOKS LIMITED  \nPublished by Capercaillie Books Limited,Registered Office 48 North Castle Street,Edinburgh  \nFirst Published in 1807  \nThis revised edition C2002 Capercaillie Books LimitedIllustrations 2002 Capercaillie Books Limited  \nGary Andrews has asserted his moral right to be identifiedas the author of the illustrations contained in this work inaccordance with the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act1988.  \nDesign by Ian Kirkwood DesignPrinted in England by The Bath Press  \nSet in Garamond  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the BritishLibrary ISBN 0-9542905-3-4  \nThis book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not byway of trade or otherwise,be lent,resold,hired out or other-wise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in anyform of binding or cover other than that in which it is pub-lished and without a similar condition including thiscondition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be repro-duced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in anyform or by any means,electronic,mechanical or otherwisewithout the written permission of the publisher.  \n\"The course of true lovenever did run smooth.\"  \nact I scene i  \n## INTRODUCTION\n\nThese Tales were written by a brother and sister,Charles Lamb(1775-1834)and Mary Lamb(1764-1847)and published almost two centuries ago.Although they collaborated on other literaryworks,and Charles was a renowned essayist in hisown right,it is the Tales which have lasted downto the present day for which they are mostfamous.They are beautifully written and retainthe intricacies and the complexities ofShakespeare's plots and characters.In this revisededition,while changes have been kept to a mini-mum,the idiom used by the Lambs has beenadapted in the light of modern usage whichmakes it ideal for today's young readers and a per-fect introduction to the plays.  \nGary Andrews studied illustration at ExeterCollege of Art and Design,graduating in 1983.Since then he has illustrated fiction and educa-tional works for both adults and children.He hasa love of Shakespeare and has directed and actedin many stage productions of the plays.His colourillustrations included in this volume capture themagic of some of the famous scenes fromShakespeare.  \nviii","cbCaivcU8sE3IaKU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivcU8sE3IaKU","pdf",2411100,56,"English","# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"Who wrote the tales and when were they published?\",\"answer\":\"Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb wrote the tales, first published in 1807.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the revised edition change?\",\"answer\":\"It keeps changes to a minimum, but adapts the Lambs’ idiom 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