A Winter's Tale: Lambs Tales from Shakespeare Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This is a good book for those of us who like Shakespeare, but have a hard time with his flowery writing. It's got all of the Shakespeare stories, but not the "ye olde english" writing. "

" This books helps to take Shakespeare out of "play" format into story-telling - great for reading with the kids - and an intro to the much longer play and old-English format. "

" a good way to introduce children to the stories of shakespeare's tales if not his gift of words. "

" Have seen the movies, read and reread many stories, but it is always nice to read about the human condition again, and to find out nothing has ever changed about people s good and dark sides. "

" This was my first introduction to Shakespeare work and it was in my 1st year at the prep. school it was part of my curriculum, we took the plays over the three years of the English course and it was great.From there I get to read some of the whole plays on separate occasions "

" This book entertained me really good and it was on about shakespear. "

" It was a good idea to write the stories out, if there are any faults it's just the ideas of the stories themselves, and they came from the playwrite. "

" Purchased this for a synopsis of one play but will probably read others. "

" readable to kids and adults! "

" Great for introducing Shakespeare to children. "

" I have had this book for at least 15 years and this is the book that made me fall in love with the stories by Shakespeare. "

" Dense, dry, and difficult to follow. I can't imagine how this book became so popular. There must be better options out there. "

" This is the most basic break down I have ever read of Shakespeare's work- it's great to familiarize yourself with a particular piece before reading and dissecting the original version. I also highly recommend as a way for younger readers to get a feel for the bard. "

" All homes should use this book to introduce young people to Shakespeare! "

" My first introduction to Shakespeare as a small child and it was such a good way to read the stories "

" Especially for Lovely Lucy. My intellectual grandaughter. The best beginner's Shakespeare. Easy read and very entertaining. "

" This re-taling of Shakespeare classics is great. I enjoy reading them to my chilren. They are shortened a lot but the language is not over-simplified. The book was written in 1807 and a lot of the wording is directly from the original plays so my younger children don't understand everything. "

" Just right for family reading time, both to enjoy the stories and to learn about them prior to viewing a stage performance or movie version. "

" This was my first introduction to shakespear. I would highly recomend it for thise just starting or for younger readers. "

" Beautifully written and a great introduction to the plays. "

" aaah oh now I get it "

" this is a very good pre-shakespeare book for kids. the tales are told in a story line instead of a play scrpt, so i find it easier to follow!:) it is also a good read-aloud. "

" So helpful. I fell in love with (and memorized) Shakespeare's stories before I could fully understand his language. I credit this book as one of the reasons people tell me that I'm the best Shakespeare storyteller ever. "

" The taming of the shrew-I think that Katharine had a very bad temper. I think that Petruchio was crazy to want marry Katharine. 7/11 "

" This is the copy I bought for my children in 1976 which is a fascsimile of the 1909 Edition and is illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Whenever I attend a Shakespearn play, I not only read the play, but read Charles & Mary Lamb's synopsis. It's a great resource. "

" This book was a good introduction to some of the plays I haven't read yet and a good review of those I have studied. "

" this is a very good pre-shakespeare book for kids. the tales are told in a story line instead of a play scrpt, so i find it easier to follow!:) it is also a good read-aloud. "

" If you're a fan of short stories and suck at interpreting prolific sentences, this book is for you. This is a good introduction for people who wants to meet Shakespeare's works but too lazy to read them. It's like reading Edith Hamilton's Mythology, easy, breezy, reading but satisfying. "

" I have had this book for at least 15 years and this is the book that made me fall in love with the stories by Shakespeare. "

" a good way to introduce children to the stories of shakespeare's tales if not his gift of words. "

" This books helps to take Shakespeare out of "play" format into story-telling - great for reading with the kids - and an intro to the much longer play and old-English format. "

" Well, I certainly thought it was easier to read these stories (though there were a lot of annoyingly simply spelling mistakes) than the original Shakespeare. :) "

" aaah oh now I get it "

" Especially for Lovely Lucy. My intellectual grandaughter. The best beginner's Shakespeare. Easy read and very entertaining. "

" One of the best books to lead any young person into the plays of Shakespeare beautifully. I loved these as a child and it has been fun reading them to my kids. Its still as fresh now as I remember it. A joy. "

" It wasn't a bad introduction to Shakespeare when I was a kid. Even though I'm not a big fan of abridgments or adaptations, I felt like this was okay. "

" This book was a great adventure for someone as unenlightened as me. All of Shakespear's plays are summarized in a neat 10-20 pages and include famous or/and pivotal quotes. "

" I've had this book for like five years and have yet to finish all the stories in here. Pathetic. "

" This book was a good introduction to some of the plays I haven't read yet and a good review of those I have studied. "

" This isn't the exact edition I don't think, but it's close enough. Charles and Mary Lamb do an excellent job of translating several Shakespeare plays into modern, simple English prose for children. "