Six Shakespeare Stories

Shakespeare's plays tell some of the best stories in the English language. In Six Shakespeare Stories Leon Garfield has turned them into short readable tables bringing the plays to life in an ideal introduction to Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet
The most famous lovers of all time...

The Tempest
A vengeful magician on an enchanted island...

Macbeth
A murderous king roused to evil by witches' prophecies...

The Merchant of Venice
An ill-fated merchant locked in a deadly promise for the sake of his friend...

Twelfth Night
Shipwrecked twins, lost and disguised far from home, attract the wrong sort of attention...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Midsummer's night is a magical night, and anything could happen in the forest...

Twelfth Night

The Tempest

The Merchant of Venice

Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Macbeth