Pericles, Prince of Tyre - Paperback - 9781528705189

Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. In "Pericles", a father loses his wife, who dies at sea during childbirth. Upon land, Pericles entrusts his new-born daughter, Marina, to the Governor of Tarsus and his wife. Fourteen years later, Marina escapes a deadly plan, devised by the jealous Governor's wife, with an equally dire outcome. In a twist of fate, a family is reunited. Each scene in the play is introduced with a prologue, told by John Gower, an English poet from the past. 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.

• | Author: William Shakespeare
• | Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
• | Publication Date: May 29, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 129 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1528705181
• | ISBN-13: 9781528705189