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Love's Labours Lost
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Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's comedy, "Love's Labour's Lost". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. "Love's Labour's Lost", revolves around Ferdinand, King of Navarre, and his three companions, who enter a pact in which they swear to avoid women for three years. This oath is tested to its limits when the Princess of France arrives with her company of ladies. The young men subsequently lose their resolves, resulting in an unexpected, comical twist. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.
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LOVE'S
LABOUR'S LOST
LABOUR'S LOST
By
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
LOVE'S
LABOUR'S LOST
LABOUR'S LOST
A Comedy
By
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
First published in 1598
This edition is published by Classic Books Library
an imprint of Read Books Ltd.
Copyright © 2018 Read Books Ltd.
This book is copyright and may not be
an imprint of Read Books Ltd.
Copyright © 2018 Read Books Ltd.
This book is copyright and may not be
reproduced or copied in any way without
the express permission of the publisher in writing
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
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from the British Library
from the British Library
Contents
William Shakespeare
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
ACT I.
SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.
SCENE II. The Park.
ACT II.
SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park. A Pavilion and Tents at a Distance.
ACT III.
SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.
ACT IV.
SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.
SCENE II. The Same.
SCENE III. The Same.
ACT V.
SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.
SCENE II. The Same. Before the Princess's Pavilion.
TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
By BEN JONSON
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, as any reader of this book will presumably know, was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Referred to as England's national poet, and the 'Bard of Avon', his extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, (some with unconfirmed authorship). Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about matters as wide ranging as his physical appearance, sexuality and religious beliefs.
William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised there on...
Table of contents
- William Shakespeare
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
- ACT I.
- ACT II.
- ACT III.
- ACT IV.
- ACT V.
- TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE