Childrens Classic Tales经典童话 9781840220636

　　Tales from Shakespeare, written by Charles and Mary Lamb as an'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', are much moreentertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays,comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style.Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
　　Tales from King Arthur, edited by Andrew Lang, takes the readerinto the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table.It tells of their brave and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, thequest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur forGuinevere. The most potent of the mist-enshrouded tales ofadventure passed down from pre-recorded history, the Arthurianlegends have as much appeal today as they did in the days of thetroubadors.
　　Tales from the Arabian Nights, also edited by Andrew Lang, tellsof the beautiful Scheherazade. Her husband has threatened to killher, so each night she diverts him with tales of fantasticadventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her lifeto hear the ending on the morrow. Illustrated by H.J Ford, thetales include Aladdin, The Enchanted Horse, Sinbad the Sailor andthe great Caliph of Bagdad, Haroun-al-Raschid.
　　Tales of Troy and Greece allow Andrew Lang to draw on hisclassical knowledge to retell the Homeric legend of the warsbetween the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, the lovely Helen ofTroy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the famous WoodenHorse all feature in this magical introduction to one of thegreatest legends ever told.