Charles Lamb
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English
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Published in 1808, this volume follows in the footsteps of Lamb's 1807 Tales from Shakespeare, which adapted Shakespeare's plays for young readers. Here Lamb turns to Homer's Odyssey, with equally delightful results. While younger audiences will respond to Lamb's storytelling skills, adults will appreciate his graceful, lyrical prose.
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English
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Published in 1823, this collection of witty and conversational essays from The London Magazine includes "Dream-Children," "The South-Sea House," and "Grace Before Meat," all amply testifying to the qualities that have established Lamb as among the finest of British essayists. And who could forget Lamb's "A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig"...
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English
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This 1833 follow-up to Lamb's popular Essays of Elia (1823) collects more of the essays that established his reputation as one of the supreme English masters of the form. Included is what many critics consider to be his best short work, "Old China," as well as the essays "Christ's Hospital Five-and-Thirty Years Ago," "A Chapter on Ears," and "A Bachelor's Complaint of the Behaviour of Married People."
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Seven Treasures Publications
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2009.
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English
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"Two similar, companion works in one convenient book. Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by Charles Lamb with his sister Mary Lamb. The book reduced the archaic English and complicated storyline of Shakespeare to a simple level that children (and many adults!) could easily read and comprehend. Twenty classic tales are included. Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection published by Edith Nesbit with the intention...
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English
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Originally written to be an "introduction to the study of Shakespeare," Shakespeare for Children is much more entertaining than that-some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Charles and Mary Lamb introduce children to the magic of Shakespeare with these ten favorite tales. Although simplified, these stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot, and turns...