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The Merchant of Venice: Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a Shakespeare collection for YA readers. All that glisters is not gold. Rediscover Shakespeare's tale of bitterness and retribution. Bitterness begets blood. Bassiano is in love with the gorgeous heiress Portia! Alas, he's too poor to pass...
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The Merchant of Venice: Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a Shakespeare collection for YA readers.
All that glisters is not gold.
Rediscover Shakespeare's tale of bitterness and retribution.
Bitterness begets blood.
Bassiano is in love with the gorgeous heiress Portia! Alas, he's too poor to pass the suitors' test set by her father. Fortunately, Bassiano's best friend, Antonio, steps up and borrows the money on his behalf. Unfortunately, Antonio can't pay it back. The fee? A pound of flesh.
As the pressure reaches boiling point, Antonio needs to find one hell of a lawyer ...
Offering the complete and unabridged text, set in an easy-to-read font and introduced by renowned YA authors, this beautifully designed collection is the perfect way to introduce YA readers to Shakespeare's most iconic stories.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241816981
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 174g
Pages: 224
About the Author
William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.
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