Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb provides an introduction to William Shakespeare's greatest plays. With the authors' ability to retain some of Shakespeare's original language, the readers can follow the plays with ease. This book weaves Shakespeare's rich proses and plays in layman's language without the ambiguity of the old English of the original transcripts. It includes the great plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest and Pericles. With all of the Shakespeare's wit and wisdom, read this classic and entertaining children's novel of Shakespeare's famous plays.