Penguin Shakespeare - Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre
A peerless general is offered the consulship of Rome after his triumph over the city of Corioles. Too proud to respect the will of the people, however, he soon finds himself despised by the mob, and speaks out passionately against popular rule. Driven from the city as a traitor, he allies himself with h ...Show more
King Lear by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre | Series: Penguin Shakespeare
An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his three daughters according to the love they express for him. When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming ...Show more
As You Like it by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre
When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves now a fellow exile and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for h ...Show more
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre
When it seems that Julius Caesar may assume supreme power, a plot to destroy him is hatched by those determined to preserve the threatened republic. But the different motives of the conspirators soon become apparent when high principles clash with malice and political realism. As the nation plunges into ...Show more
All's Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre
A poor physician?s daughter cures the King of France, and in return is promised the hand of any nobleman she wishes. But the man she chooses, the proud young Count of Rosillion, refuses to consummate the forced marriage and flees to Florence. Depicting the triumph of trickery over youthful arrogance, Al ...Show more
Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre
A battle-hardened soldier, Antony is one of the three leaders of the Roman world. But he is also a man in the grip of an all-consuming passion for the exotic and tempestuous queen of Egypt. And when their life of pleasure together is threatened by the encroaching politics of Rome, the conflict between l ...Show more
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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A young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge. But his apparent insanity soon begins to wreak havoc on ...Show more
Strangers in Between: Holding the Man: Adaptation by Tony Murphy
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Category: Theatre
There's a climate of fear in friendly Goulbourn and Shane is forced from his family, and flees to Kings Cross. A lost boy in a loopy neighbourhood, Shane is unsure of his sexuality, more unsure of how to find intimacy and completely thrown by having to choose between laundry liquid and powder. Strangers ...Show more
Angelina's Birthday by Katharine Holabird
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Category: Picture Books | Series: Angelina Ballerina
Angelina's Baby Sister by Katharine Holabird
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Category: Picture Books | Series: Angelina Ballerina
Angelina can hardly wait. She is going to be a big sister! But Angelina's excitement turns to jealousy when her new little sister becomes the centre of attention. Maybe having a little sister isn't going to be fun after all.
Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! by Marcia Williams
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Category: Theatre
This text presents seven of Shakespeare's plays in comic-strip form using original dialogue. Plays included are "As You Like It", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Richard III", "Twelfth Night", "King Lear", "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing".
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
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Category: Theatre | Series: New Penguin Shakespeare S.
Hilarious fun, this early comedy is filled with the merry violence of slapstick and farce. When two sets of twins, separated and apparently lost to each other, all end up in the rowdy, rollicking city of Ephesus, the stage is set for mix-ups, mayhem, and mistaken identity--plus the timeless puns, jokes, ...Show more