A Fairy Tale: In Two Acts, Taken From Shakespeare (1763)

By William Shakespeare, George Colman, Michael Arne

Book Overview

A Fairy Tale: In Two Acts, Taken From Shakespeare (1763) is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play is a two-act adaptation of several of Shakespeare's works, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest. It tells the story of a young woman named Miranda, who is kidnapped by a group of fairies and taken to their magical kingdom. There, she falls in love with the fairy king, Oberon, and must navigate the complex politics of the fairy world in order to stay with him. Along the way, she encounters a cast of colorful characters, including Puck, Titania, and Bottom. The play is filled with magic, romance, and humor, and is a classic example of Shakespeare's fairy tale style.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163876674
• ISBN13: 9781163876671
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"