A Midsummer Night's Dream

Illustrated Shakespeare #12

by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Brian Froud (Illustrator)

A retelling of the play in which fairy creatures meddle with varying results in the lives of human creatures wandering in their woods.

44 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 1972

About the author

Charles Lamb was an English essayist with Welsh heritage, best known for his "Essays of Elia" and for the children's book "Tales from Shakespeare", which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).

Reviews

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't finish this book, but would like to.

[Selah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I, personally, love this version as it uses a fair amount of Shakespeare's own language. My children, however, were still pretty confused as to what was going on. A Midsummer Night's Dream has a complicated plot and is based on confusion, so it's no surprise that they found it hard to follow. We're going to try several other children's versions and decide which we like best.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked it up because it was illustrated by Brian Froud. Was a decent retelling. Enjoyed the illustration, however the grandest of which was spoiled by the placement of the page; the page seam obscured the character's face and general composition.