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A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays by Charles Lamb
Category: Food and Drink
A rapturous appreciation of pork crackling, a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple and a meditation on the delights of Christmas feasting are just some of the subjects of these personal, playful writings from early nineteenth-cent ...Show more
A Dissertation upon Roast Pig by Charles Lamb
Category: Food and Drink
A Dissertation upon Roast Pigby Charles LambA rapturous appreciation of pork crackling, a touching description of hungry London chimney sweeps, a discussion of the strange pleasure of eating pineapple and a meditation on the delights of Christmas feasting are just some of the subjects of these personal, ...Show more
Penguin Readers Level 5 -Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
Category: Learning Material & Coursework (ELT) | Series: Penguin Readers Simplified Text
Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to mak ...Show more
Selected Prose by Charles Lamb
Category: Classic Fiction
This selection brings together the best prose writings of the great early nineteenth-century essayist Charles Lamb, whose shrewd wit and convivial style have endeared him to generations of readers. These pieces include early discussions of Hogarth and Shakespeare; masterly essays written under the pen-n ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb
Category: Classic | Series: Classic Adventures Ser.
Charles and Mary Lambs classic of childrens literature Tales from Shakespeare is characterized by almost fairytale-like plot devices-complications arising from identical twins, magical forests, ghosts and witches, and foolish kings. The prose renditions of fourteen comedies and six tragedies are just a ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare by CHARLES LAMB
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions
The popular retellings of Shakespeare's best-loved plays by the brother-and-sister duo of Charles and Mary Lamb receive a stunningly original treatment in this keepsake hardcover. Handpicked from various editions, numerous black-and-white and 50 full-page color illustrations include the works of such ar ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb et al
Category: Classics
In this charming collectable book, there is a selection of Charles and Wendy Lamb's classic prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays that are beautifully illustrated by acclaimed artist Joelle Jolivet. The Lambs' Shakespeare, familiar to readers since the 1880s, gets a modern twist from Jolivet's vibrant ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
Category: Children's
Gives an introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. This work reveals the power of "Hamlet" and "Othello", the fun of "As You Like It", and the drama of "Pericles". It conveys all of Shakespeare's wit, wisdom and humanity.
Tales from Shakespeare (Clothbound) by Mary Lamb, Charles Lamb
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Puffin Clothbound Classics Ser.
These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. Their accessible writing never loses th ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare: Deluxe Edition with illustrations by Arthur Rackham by Sir Charles; Rackham Mary; Lamb Lamb
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Alma Junior Classics Ser.
This retelling in prose of twenty of Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays was originally published just for children. Keeping Shakespeare's own words whenever possible but making the plots and language easily understandable, this very listenable collection has entertained and informed generations of adults ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare (Puffin Classics) by Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb
Category: Graphic Novels
Discover Shakespeare�s best-loved plays These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare�s greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. They never lose the feel of his beautiful language and h ...Show more