Eight of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet and Macbeth, are retold in this truly classic collection. Andrew Matthews' lively retellings capture all the drama and excitement of the original plays and Angela Barrett's beautiful illustrations bring the well-known characters and their stories gloriously to life.

A midsummer night's dream -- King Henry the fifth -- Romeo and Juliet -- Macbeth -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Twelfth night -- Hamlet -- The tempest -- Shakespeare and the Globe -- Angela Barrett writes about illustrations.