{"product_id":"hamlet-9781909621862","title":"Hamlet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare's combination of violence, introspection, dark humour and rich language in \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003eis intoxicating. It remains the world's most widely studied and performed play, and is a cornerstone of world literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition is illustrated throughout by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert and includes an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge until his apparent insanity begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. The date of his birth is unknown but is celebrated on 23 April, which happens to be St George's Day, and the day in 1616 on which Shakespeare died. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAged eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. They had three children. Around 1585 William joined an acting troupe on tour in Stratford from London, and thereafter spent much of his life in the capital. By 1595 he had written five of his history plays, six comedies and his first tragedy, \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e. In all, he wrote thirty-seven plays and much poetry, and earned enormous fame in his own lifetime in prelude to his immortality.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacMillan Collector's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726731186450,"sku":"9781909621862","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7817361a-6ac2-42f5-86ad-35ce39ac5487.jpg?v=1775631599","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hamlet-9781909621862","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}