Hamlet

by Helen Street (Adapter), Charly Cheung (Illustrator), William Shakespeare

Hamlet s father, the king of Denmark, has died suddenly. But instead of grieving, his mother Gertrude has married the dead king s brother, Claudius. One dark night, Hamlet sees a ghost. It is his dead father, who claims he was murdered by Claudius, the new king. But did Hamlet really see a ghost, or did he just imagine it? And if he did see a ghost, was it telling him the truth? Hamlet plans to avenge his father by killing Claudius. But the man he stabs isn t Claudius, as he thinks, but his girlfriend s father. So the wrong man dies. So much tragedy, but there is more to come. Who else will die an untimely death? And who will live to tell the tale? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world s greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions."

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1602

Reviews

[Laura Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished this book not a long time and can say that it was quite interesting to read it. It's an adaptation, and of course, the original Hamlet can't have any concurrency, but still, I liked this book.
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