Stories from Shakespeare written by David Timson performed by Juliet Stevenson on Audio CD (Abridged)

Here are the stories of 13 key Shakespeare plays: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry V, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Timson presents the complex plots in a clear, entertaining and informal style, presenting the main characters in the context of the famous lines.

The stories contain important passages from the plays themselves, taken from the award-winning Naxos AudioBooks recordings.