In King Lear, one of Shakespeare's greatest and most enduring plays, an aging father's demand that his daughters publicly declare their love for him triggers a reaction that involves nations and brings suffering and death to his entire family. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. As well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth.ĭesigned to appeal to the book lover, Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound hardback gift editions of much loved classic titles. Illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), famous for his depictions of historical scenes. In this dazzling comedy, confusion ends in harmony, as love is transformed, misplaced, and - ultimately - restored. Unwittingly, all four find themselves in an enchanted forest where fairies and sprites soon take an interest in human affairs, dispensing magical love potions and casting mischievous spells. A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and by her best friend. It brings together aristocrats, workers, and fairies in a wood outside Athens, and from there the magic begins. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best loved of Shakespeare's plays.
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