Foolish and bad-tempered, King Lear divides the kingdom between his two wicked daughters, disowns his honest youngest daughter and banishes his friends. As the kingdom falls apart and Lear's humiliation turns him mad, will he finally realise what he has done? With Notes on Shakespeare in the Globe Theatre and Chaos and Old Age in King Lear.

 

This book features in the following series: Orchard Classics, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Stories .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Andrew Matthews is a celebrated children's author, who has written over fifty books and has twice been nominated for the Smarties prize. Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Tony Ross is one of the UK s top illustrators of children s stories. His books are published in twenty-two languages. "