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Summary: Outstanding Classic Updated With Great Introductions
Review: What is so great about this book is that the complete works of William Shakespeare are not only written, but also given extraordinary introductions to each play that are brilliantly written by Stanley Wells. The plays are presented in chronological order, and the introductions give newcomers to Shakespeare's work an understanding of what each play is all about, as well as the history behind it. "King Lear" is included both as it was originally written, as well as Shakespeare's revision of it years later.
There is an in-depth glossary at the back of the book that will help the new reader of this work understand many of the words that were written in the plays at that point of time. Another wonderful addition is an index to the first line of sonnets, and the page that sonnet can be found on.
This revised book will bring readers of Shakespeare's work closer to their original meaning thanks to the painstaking updating, while keeping the original titles in tact. I highly recommend this book for its wisdom, revisions, and the new understanding you will gain from the brilliance of centuries long gone, that have stood the test of time.
Barbara Rose, author of, 'Individual Power' and 'If God Was Like Man'
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Summary: Willy deserves better treatment
Review: What they don't tell you is, this is LITERALLY a pocket edition. It is 0.75 inches by 0.3 inches, and the pages are so small and thin you need special equipment to read them. The book fits neatly in the pocket of my pants or my shirt. It even fits in my shoe.By the way, my shoe also fits in my shirt pocket.
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Summary: Yeah, yeah, yeah
Review: What they don't tell you is, this is LITERALLY a pocket edition. It is 0.75 inches by 0.3 inches, and the pages are so small and thin you need special equipment to read them. The book fits neatly in the pocket of my pants or my shirt. It even fits in my shoe. By the way, my shoe also fits in my shirt pocket.
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