King Lear

Name: King Lear
Brand: Pan Macmillan
Price: 16.14 EUR
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By (author): William Shakespeare

In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm between his three daughters according to the love they express for him.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert, and includes an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.

When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king's own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened.

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Product Details

Weight: 140g
Dimensions: 100 x 156mm
Publication Date: 11 Aug 2016
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781909621923

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire in 1564. The date of his birth is unknown but is celebrated on 23 April which happens to be St George's Day and the day in 1616 on which Shakespeare died. Aged eighteen he married Anne Hathaway. They had three children. Around 1585 William joined an acting troupe on tour in Stratford from London and thereafter spent much of his life in the capital. By 1595 he had written five of his history plays six comedies and his first tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In all he wrote thirty-seven plays and much poetry and earned enormous fame in his own lifetime in prelude to his immortality.