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| "Nostalgia" |
I believe the Tales from Shakespeare book was published no later than 1912, and written by Charles & Mary Lamb (brother & sister) and published by (NY) Gilbert H. McKibbin. It is a retelling of Shakespeare - a version I am very much appreciative of as it isn't the easiest of reading for me - however - I do love the stories. The Macbeth book was published 1907.
My grandmother was a school teacher before she was married. I love this book as it has her handwriting in it and notes she took for class.
Below are a few beautiful illustrations from the book:
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| King Lear - Lear Banishes Cordelia |
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| As You Like It - Orlando & Rosalind |
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| Romeo & Juliet - The Parting |
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream - Titania & Bottom the Weaver |
My son played not only Bottom but also Puck when he was younger. Great memories of him quoting Shakespeare (with an accent!) at such a young age. Below is a You-Tube video of him this past year performing a song from "Hair". Video was from my little camera, so the visual isn't that great, but the sound is good. Not exactly Shakespeare - but he is definitely a performer. click here to see. (or go to a later post on this blog - I had trouble loading it inside of this post)
