![]() As the blurb on the back cover mentioned, it was written to be an “introduction to the study of Shakespeare.” However, little did I know that it would turn out to be a lot more than just that. It is a one-stop destination for Shakespearean drama. Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb is an illustrious compendium of most of Shakespeare’s plays excluding the histories, like Richard II and Richard III. Luckily, on that day at the library, I happened to come across Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb and found myself intrigued when I read the back cover. ![]() ![]() Yet, his name itself seemed to exude a charm that would often leave me wonderstruck. They were complex, tedious, and rather difficult to understand. I had earlier tried to skim through a copy of Shakespeare’s sonnets from my father’s at-home library but, in vain. ![]() Even to a ten-year-old, his name was synonymous with literature. The Bard of Avon needs no introduction for that is his stature and importance in the history of English literature. ![]()
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