Shakespeares Tales Twelfth Night, Samantha Newman
Shakespeares Tales Twelfth Night, Samantha Newman
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Shakespeare's Tales: Twelfth Night

Author: Samantha Newman, William Shakespeare

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2022


Synopsis

A shipwreck separates twins Viola and Sebastian on the shores of an unknown land. Viola disguises herself as a male servant, but soon falls in love with her master. He is in love with a countess, who in turn falls in love with Viola! And it only gets more complicated when Sebastian turns up...
ABOUT THE SERIES: Shakespeare's Tales brings the Bard's timeless stories to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache. Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Perfect for children aged 7+.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne on January 15, 2023

Arcturus Publishing is now giving the Bard’s plays the same treatment it gave to Sherlock Holmes: adaptations that make the material accessible to youngsters. That’s wonderful news. Samantha Newman does a lovely job simplifying yet another Shakespearean comedy involving confusion with regards to iden......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on January 23, 2023

A Shakespeare tale I wasn’t too familiar with before reading this adaptation, it seemed wonderfully adapted from what would be the original and introduced me to the story for the first time. Twins separated by a shipwreck, Viola stranded and alone dresses up as a boy, her brother, believing him to b......more

Goodreads review by Bookworm86 on March 12, 2023

I have read this book along with many of Samantha Newman's other 'Shakespeare tales' books. I have always been intrigued by Shakespeare's books but have only ever read Romeo and Juliet and that was about 20 years ago when I was in school. When I came across this book I thought it was a perfect way t......more

Goodreads review by Louise on January 16, 2023

Shakespeare's Tales: Twelfth Night retold by Samantha Newman I really enjoy these types of novels. an easy adaption of the classic Shakespeare play, it makes Shakespeare accessible to all. The main story of Twelfth night is quite complicated and this story does simplify it, Viola and her twin brother......more

Goodreads review by Librarian Jessie on February 01, 2023

*ARC provided by NetGalley in return for an honest review* Sorry, I apparently missed reviewing this title, so here I am back tracking. - Twelfth night is a somewhat complicated but incredibly enjoyable tale. This version waters it down a lot to make it more easily understandable for children. Nevert......more