{"product_id":"leon-garfields-shakespeare-stories-hardcover","title":"Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeon Garfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to introduce children to Shakespeare, not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of Shakespeare's language and the depth of his characters: That's the challenge that Leon Garfield, no slouch as a wordsmith himself, sets out to meet in his monumental and utterly absorbing \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Here twenty-one of the Bard's plays are refashioned into stories that are true to the wit, the humor, the wisdom, the sublime heights, the terrifying depths, and above all the poetry of their great originals. Throughout, Garfield skillfully weaves in Shakespeare's own words, accustoming young readers to language and lines that might at first seem forbiddingly unfamiliar. \u003ci\u003eLeon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential distillation--a truly Shakespearean tribute to Shakespeare's genius and a delight for children and parents alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeon Garfield\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-1996) was born and raised in the seaside town of Brighton, England. His father owned a series of businesses, and the family's fortunes fluctuated wildly. Garfield enrolled in art school, left to work in an office, and in 1940 was drafted into the army, serving in the medical corps. After the war, he returned to London and worked as a biochemical technician. In 1948 he married Vivian Alcock, an artist who would later become a successful writer of children's books, and it was she who encouraged him to write his first novel, \u003ci\u003eJack Holborn\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 1964. In all, Garfield would write some fifty books, including a continuation of Charles Dickens's \u003ci\u003eMystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e and retellings of biblical and Shakespearian stories. Among his best-known books are \u003ci\u003eDevil-in-the-Fog\u003c\/i\u003e (1966, winner of \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Fiction Prize), \u003ci\u003eSmith\u003c\/i\u003e (1967, published in The New York Review Children's Collection), \u003ci\u003eThe God Beneath the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1970, winner of the Carnegie Medal), and \u003ci\u003eJohn Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e (1980, winner of the Whitbread Award). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated more than one hundred books, including those for stories by J.M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde. His most recent work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Seeds of Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, which he wrote and illustrated, and the illustrations for Michael Morpurgo's retellings of \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeowulf.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730451828799,"sku":"9781590179314","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fa0da2653f3499526426a54c0fae0e33.webp?v=1765125964","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/leon-garfields-shakespeare-stories-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}