Mary Lamb has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 7 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare.

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Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare

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Summary

Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play and come away without fully understanding it? Or wished you had known the basis of the plot before seeing a play by Shakespeare? Are you studying Shakespeare? Would you like to increase your knowledge of the plays without reading the originals? Then these are the recordings for you! Brother and sister team, Charles and Mary Lamb, originally wrote these stories for children in 1807, based on Shakespeare's most famous plays. Their success was immediate and their appeal quickly extended to an adult readership. This lively and accessibly audio version is compelling listening for the whole family, and will prove a great resource and inspiration to students, scholars, and newcomers to the Bard alike.

©2004 CSA Telltapes Ltd (P)2004 CSA Telltapes Ltd

Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Tales from Shakespeare

Summary

Discover Shakespeare’s best-loved plays. A perfect introduction for all ages to the breadth and beauty of Shakespeare's work, Tales from Shakespearehas become a classic work in its own right. The tales bring vividly alive the power of Hamlet and Macbeth, the fun of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the drama of The Tempest. Blending detailed narrative with original dialogue and poetic language, they fully convey the wit, wisdom, and imagination of Shakespeare's magnificent plays.

©2010 Penguin Books Ltd (P)2010 Penguin Books Ltd

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Lamb's Tales of Shakespeare

Summary

Tales from Shakespeare was written by Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and his sister Mary Lamb (1764-1847) in 1807 as a prose adaptation for children. Mary wrote most of the comedies, about 14 of the 20. One Voice Recordings presents for your entertainment stage and voice actor David Ian Davies portraying all the characters in this charming retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Public Domain (P)2009 One Voice Recordings

Length: 30 mins
Available on Audible