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"In 1580's England, during the Black Plague a young Latin tutor falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family's land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people. Once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon she becomes a fiercely protective mother...
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Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.]
Physical Desc
[127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm]
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Step on to a stage full of stories with this beautiful anthology of 12 stories from Shakespeare, rewritten to be accessible to children ages 7+. A section at the back gives details about Shakespeare's life and further information about the plays. Each story is rewritten in a comprehensive way that is accessible for children and stunningly illustrated by collage artist Alice Lindstrom.
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly became one of the most famous couples in literary history, and this play became one of Shakespeare's most performed shows. But did you know that much of Romeo and Juliet's story was adapted from tales by other writers? Learn all about how William Shakespeare's dynamic and romantic teenage duo sprouted from...
7) The tempest
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (1 hr. 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge. Includes bonus features.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2013.
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1 DVD (109 minutes) : digital, sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joss Whedon's sexy and contemporary spin on Shakespeare's classic comedy about the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a sensual, tragic and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love.
11) The tempest
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge.
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William Shakespeare's Star Wars volume 3
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Han Solo entombed in carbonite, the princess taken captive, the Rebel Alliance besieged, and Jabba the Hutt engorged. Now Luke Skywalker and his Rebel band must seek fresh allies in their quest to thwart construction of a new Imperial Death Star.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending, the only profession open to Jewish businessmen of the time, but faces indignity and danger when he ventures beyond the Jewish quarter. In the same city, though in a different world, lives Antonio, a Christian merchant beset by worry over the fate of his trading vessels and his increasing isolation from his best friend Bassanio. The younger man has fallen in love with the beautiful Portia, and seeks...
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Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + pamphlet.
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in this adaptation of William Shakespeare's comic look at a male chauvinist in 16th century Padua who violently subdues his ill-tempered wife.
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In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing,...
19) King of Texas
Publisher
Warner Home Video/TNT Original
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An aging Texas rancher must divvy up his land to his three daughthers. Two siblings wants more.
20) Fairy lies
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
245 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
Half-fairy Tamisin and her boyfriend, Jak, have been arguing over whether she should return to the land of the fey when Oberon, king of the fairies, kidnaps her and Jak must return to that place of fairies, goblins, and sphinxes to rescue her.
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