King Lear by Shakespeare, William (9781909621923)

King Lear

by Shakespeare, William , Mighall, Robert , Gilbert, John

Hardcover - English

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

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.

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.

This edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert, and includes an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.

RM 72.17

RM 64.88

SPECIAL ORDER

Special Order items are usually fulfilled in 4-6 weeks. Cannot combine other item(s) in one order.

Add to My List

ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1909621927

EAN

9781909621923

Publisher

MACMILLAN COLLECTOR S LIBRARY

Publication Date

23 Aug 2016

Pages

208

Weight (kg)

0.14

Dimensions (cm)

15.2 x 9.9 x 1.5

About Author

William Shakespeare was born on April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children their older daughter, Susanna, and the twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare s only son, died in childhood.<BR><BR>The bulk of Shakespeare s working life was spent, not in Stratford, but in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He had a successful career in London as a playwright and actor and was a shareholder in the acting company the Lord Chamberlain