Shakespeare's Christmas

Shakespeare's Christmas
Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 125010730X

Cleaning woman and karate expert Lily Bard is back in Charlaine Harris's latest cozy-but-noirish mystery about the dark secrets of a small Southern town In Shakespeare’s Christmas, Lily heads home to Bartley, Arkansas--always an uncomfortable scenario for the introverted Lily--for her sister Varena’s Christmas wedding. But Lily has more to worry about than being a bridesmaid for a sister to whom she’s no longer close. Soon after she arrives in Bartley, Lily’s private-detective boyfriend shows up too, and not just for moral support: He’s investigating a four-year-old unsolved kidnapping. Try as she might, Lily can’t help but get involved when she discovers that the case hits dangerously close to home--for Varena’s new husband is the widowed father of a girl bearing a remarkable resemblance to the vanished child.

Christmas in Shakespeare's England

Christmas in Shakespeare's England
Author:
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Christmas
ISBN: 9780750917193

This anthology recalls Christmas in Shakespeare's day, when it was an expansive festival, dominated by strict religious observance on the day itself, but including a long season of merrymaking, feasting and, most important of all, masques and plays. Also included are little-known delights such as the story of how Elizabeth I interrupted Shakespeare's performance by walking across the stage and dropping a glove at his feet and how the barristers at Inns of Court danced before the judges.

Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm

Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
Author: Stella Gibbons
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2011-11-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101565578

Available for the first time since its original publication more than fifty years ago, Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm is a charming collection whose hilarious title story features Christmas dinner with the Starkadders before Flora's arrival. With Adam playing Santa while draped in Mrs. Starkadders's shawls, the family shares their traditional "Christmas pudding"-a mélange containing random objects of doom foretelling the coming year: a coffin nail for death, a bad sixpence for financial ruin, and a menthol cone to indicate that the lucky recipient will go "blind wi' headache." These lively tales will delight anyone who loves Stella Gibbons and her signature wit.

William Shakespeare's The Tempest

William Shakespeare's The Tempest
Author: The Shakespeare Globe Trust
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536246271

Discover the Bard’s dazzling play about magic, revenge, and forgiveness, reimagined by Shakespeare’s Globe as a gorgeously illustrated picture book for children. I told him that if I were a mortal, I would forgive them. Ariel is a spirit of the air who can fly, ride on clouds, and glow bright as fire. When his master, the magician Prospero, is overthrown by his brother as the Duke of Milan, Ariel joins Prospero and his baby daughter on a journey that will bring them to a beautiful island ruled by the monstrous Caliban — and to a series of events that lead to a vengeful storm, confounding spells, true romance, and a master who is persuaded to give his transgressors a second chance. Narrated from Ariel’s perspective, the story is told in language that is true to the original play but accessible to all. With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Jane Ray, this captivating retelling is a magical way to introduce children to one of the best-loved works of the world’s greatest playwright.

Anook

Anook
Author: Hans Wilhelm
Publisher: Buster Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2003
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781903840658

This heart-warming story of bravery and kindness is inspired by the tale ofing Lear. The story is written with the very youngest of readers in mind.

Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers

Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers
Author: E. Nesbit
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486114007

Twelve of the Bard's most famous plays, delightfully adapted for young readers: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, As You Like It, and eight others.