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 the feel of Shakespeare's beautiful language and humanity, and convey all of his wit and wisdom. These tales are classic literature in their own right. Puffin Clothbound Classics is a series of much-loved stories from classic literature for children and adults, brought together in beautiful hardback volumes.

Includes: "The Tempest" - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - "The Winter's Tale" - "Much Ado About Nothing" - "As You Like It" - "Cymbeline" - "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" - "The Merchant of Venice" - "King Lear" - "Macbeth" - "All's Well that Ends Well" - "The Taming of the Shrew" - "The Comedy of Errors" - "Measure for Measure" - "Twelfth Night" - "Timon of Athens" - "Romeo and Juliet" - "Hamlet" - "Othello" - "Pericles"

THE TEMPEST, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, THE WINTER'S TALE, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, AS YOU LIKE IT, THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, CYMBELINE, KING LEAR, MACBETH, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL, TIMON OF ATHENS, ROMEO AND JULIET, HAMLET, OTHELLO, PERICLES - PRINCE OF TYRE