Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice by Barlow, Steve (9781445190297) | Browns Books
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Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice : A Graphic Novel

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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice like you've never seen it - or read it - before!

Classics in Graphics: The Merchant of Venice has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei.

Follow the fate of Antonio, Bassiano and Portia, who exist at the mercy of the fickle sea and fierce, unrelenting personal grudges. 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 and King Lear. Praise 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

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Product Details
Franklin Watts Ltd
144519029X / 9781445190297
Hardback
741.5
13/11/2025
United Kingdom
English
Graphic novels
112 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour)
25 cm

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