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Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare!

Much Ado About Nothing is a popular comedy of the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare. The play is set in the quiet town of Messina in Sicily, where two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero, meet at the house of Leonato, Hero’s father and Beatrice’s uncle. Benedick and Beatrice engage in a war of witty exchanges, while Claudio and Hero pledge their love for each other and decide to get married. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Hero and Claudio are estranged and Benedick and Beatrice confess their love.

Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook!

The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! Hailed as one of the greatest romantic tragedies ever written, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the tragic love story of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Set in the city of Verona, Italy, the play revolves around the feud between two affluent families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Despite the enmity, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall passionately in love and wed in secret. However, the curse of enmity overpowers and everything goes terribly wrong. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! All the world's a stage... One of the most quoted lines of Shakespeare was first heard in this play. As You Like It is set in the enchanted Forest of Arden, where Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled duke, and Orlando, the son of one of her father's courtiers, become entangled in a game of love and mistaken identity. Includes a QR code to the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! Cymbeline, King of Britain is one of the best-known works of William Shakespeare. It is a romantic play interwoven with war and tragedy. It revolves around Cymbeline and his daughter, Imogen. Imogen does not abide by her fathers wishes and marries a lowborn gentleman, Posthumous. After their marriage, Posthumous is banished from Britain and Imogen is held as a prisoner in the palace. As the play unfolds, the evil plots of the queen, Imogens stepmother, the jealousy of Posthumous and the loyalty of Imogen come to light. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! Julius Caesar is one of the greatest tragedies of William Shakespeare. The play is set in ancient Rome and portrays actual events from Roman history. As the play unfolds, the evil conspiracy of Caesar's murder is revealed. Great tragedy strikes Rome when Caesar is murdered, and this is followed by the downfall of his conspirators. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! Othello is one of the most powerful tragedies of William Shakespeare. Othello is a Moorish general who falls in love with Desdemona, the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. The play is about their love and Othellos mistrust and jealousy, which ultimately leads to murder. Includes a QR code to the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

It has happened again. The strange bearded man on the bicycle followed me this morning. I tried suddenly turning and racing towards him, but he was just as quick.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! The Tempest is one of the most popular plays of William Shakespeare.

هناك خيال عاقل، وخيال مجنون، وخيال يُحلِّق بين العالمين ليجمع الدهشة من كليهما، وإلى النوع الأخير تنتمي رواية عبد الرحيم كمال الجديدة «أبناء حورة». «وإذا به يجد نفسه في غرفة بلا سطح، داخلها إوَزَّة بيضاء شديدة الجمال، كان هو وهي فقط في تلك الحجرة المشمسة، ولما أقبل نحوها مسرعًا بسكينه الحاد لم تجرِ، بل ظلت ساكنة حتى أمسك بها واحتضنها، وقبل أن يمرر سكينه على رقبتها همست بمنقارها: أحبك يا طاهر». عرف الجمهور الواسع عبد الرحيم كمال بوصفه كاتبًا لأشهر المسلسلات التلفزيونية، مثل: «الخواجة عبد القادر» و«ونوس» و«شيخ العرب همام»، لكن «أبناء حورة» تنتمي إلى الوجه الآخر لهذا المبدع الكبير؛ وجه الأديب الروائي الذي يأخذ فن الحكي إلى عوالم شاسعة لا يتسع لها سوى خيال القارئ. هنا نتعرف على «حورة» وأولادها الذين ليس لهم مثيل، نلتقي «نور الطريق جمال» و«حُسن الجوار جمال» و«سيف القضاء جمال»، نقابل الرياحي والحُر الواثق ورمَّاح الحكَّاء، نرى العمالقة ونختبئ من الغيلان وندخل عوالم يمتزج فيها الطير والبشر. نعيش في قاهرة لا تشبه قاهرتنا، ومستقبل لا يشبه حاضرنا، لكن شيئًا واحدًا يربطنا، هو النجاة في الحب مهما تعددت طرائقه، أو كما يقول الشيخ صفي الدين بإخلاص ويقين: «ثوب الحب لا يُصنع إلا بخيوط من عجب».

«لم يكن واحد من الرجال الذين ملأوا فضاء مرج دابق في تلك الليلة الصيفية الحارَّة يعرف على وجه التحديد كيف ستنتهي الأمور. كل ما كانوا يعرفونه أن الحرب قد أصبحت أمرًا مقررًا، وأنها قد تنشب في أي لحظة، وأن إقامتهم في هذا المرج الواسع لن تطول. أما كيف تتوزع بينهم الحظوظ: مَن منهم سوف يُؤخذ أسيرًا؟