First published in 1807 by Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare retells twenty of Shakespeare’s plays in prose — the tragedies by Charles, the comedies by Mary — in a form accessible to younger readers and those new to Shakespeare. The retellings are not mere summaries but literary works in their own right, written with care and affection for their source.
For generations, this was many readers’ introduction to Shakespeare. It remains a charming and useful companion to the plays themselves. This free EPUB is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.