Tales from Shakespeare audiobook
Charles LAMB (1775 - 1834) and Mary LAMB (1764 - 1847)
The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote: Read more [...]
Tag: Charles LAMB
The Adventures of Ulysses audiobook
Charles LAMB (1775 - 1834)
Lamb used Homer's Odyssey as the basis for the re-telling of the story of Ulysses's journey back from Troy to his own kingdom of Ithaca. Not a direct translation and deemed modern in its time, Lamb states in the preface that, "I have gained a rapidity to the narration which I hope will make it more attractive and give it more the air of a romance to young readers". (Summary by Rebecca)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Fantastic Read more [...]