Shakespeare's King Lear: A Graphic Novel (Classics in Graphics #9)

Synopsis

Shakespeare's King Lear like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: King Lear has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Juan Calle. You'll be sure to get swept up in the wild family drama that swirls across each page - as Lear's daughters drive him towards madness ...This series has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand. With dyslexia-friendly design for readers aged 10+; inclusive art so anyone can relate to iconic roles; snappy simplified text; introductory material to set the scene; heaps of material at the back, looking at the play's themes, language, publication, performance in history, a timeline of Shakespeare's life and works, and more! Classics available: Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of VenicePraise for Classics in Graphics: "[...] an encouraging entry point to Shakespeare for my kids, and [...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down." - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

112 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781445190273

Related ISBNs:

9781445190266

Publisher:

Hachette Children's Group

Date of Addition:

11/13/25

Copyrighted By:

Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Romance, Teens, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater

Reading Age:

12 and up

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Illustrated by:

Juan Calle