Six Tales from from Shakespeare Ä°s a collection of three of William Shakospenre's best known comediess The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew and The Tempest and three tragedios Julius Caesar, King Lean and Macbeth. Although brondly eategorised as above, all the plays prsented in this colleetion are very different from ench other in theme, charmcterisation and plot, They are idenl for giving the students their first taste of the master playwright's work William Shakespeare(1504-1616) is regarded ns the greatest playwright in English Literature. His plays pushed the English theatre to a higher, philosophic plane while at the same time placing it within the common man's reach and comprehension Shakespeare also wrote many sonnets and poems, He is credited with coining and creating new English words by innovative usage. Although several controversies exist about various aspects of his life, his literary genius is undisputed. Macmillan's Stories to Remember is an abridged collection of some of the best-loved classics from world literature, They have carefully been adapted for two levels of reading Junior and Senior. Stories to Remember provide an exciting introduction to