Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... Prospero then buried deep in the earth his magical books and wand, for he was resolved never more to make use of the magic art. Nothing now remained to complete his happiness but to revisit his native land, to 5 take possession of his dukedom, and to witness the happy nuptials of his daughter and Prince Ferdinand. Under the safe convoy of the spirit Ariel, they soon arrived at Naples. Charles And Mary Lamb: Tales from Shakespeare. HELPS TO STUDY In Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays there are over one thousand persons. Most of them are so lifelike that we speak of them as if they were our acquaintances and friends. Many of the plays tell of events of history, of wars, and kings and courts; but Shakespeare's imagination was not confined to the real world and he sometimes carries us to the realms of fairies and enchantments. In the Midsummer-Night's Dream, a play written when he was a young man, he takes us to fairyland and shows us the king and queen of the fairies. In the Tempest, written at the end of his career, he created a wonderful enchanted island of which you are told in this selection. Some English ships on their way to Virginia had been shipwrecked on the Bermuda islands, and the reports of their experience gave Shakespeare hints for his island with its marvels and spirits. Charles Lamb and his sister Mary were two of the most likeable people that ever lived. There was much trouble and suffering in their lives, but when they were well no one could be more cheery and kindly. Thev lived together and had the same likes and dislikes; or, rather, they liked nearly everything, books, plays, games, city streets, old china, and especially children. Mary Lamb had the happy idea of writing out the stories of Shakespeare's plays so that they...
