Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection)

Beautifully leatherbounded!

This was a wonderful Christmas gift, and has kept the recipient entertained for hours. I like how compact the works are, but they are definitely in big enough print to avoid eye strain (assuming you don't require large print books on the regular!). I would recommend this to any Shakespeare fan, or anyone looking to brush up on the classics.

I use to have this in several books. While I love Shakespeare, this book is very large because all his writings are in the one book. For those of us with poor eyesight it may be difficult to read even with reading glasses. The print is very small.

This was the kindle edition. I found it remarkably versatile to refer to when away from the home library, or as a play is unfolding on television following along to see how close to the original the modern production comes.The table of contents lays out the Sonnets, then the plays, such that one can navigate to each scene rather than having to page through the entire play. But, I found to search the contents require turning each page to get the play you want, which was cumbersome.

One of the greatest wordsmiths in existence, and a terrific source of imagination and plot. This is a must for one who loves to read, and also for those who love the theatre. The book is cloth-bound and is beautiful. The cover case is gorgeous and keeps dust off the pages. Currently reading it.

I am proud to say that I have read every single published work of Shakespeare. With the help of this book, I was able to experience all of the comedies, tragedies, histories, sonnets and poems of the bard. The fun part is that when you read Shakespeare, the things that happen in the play start happening in real life.

This product is not the complete works, or at least not what you would assume to be the complete works. It is a printing of various William Shakespeare content form Project Gutenberg. It contains sonnets 1 - 154, and "Alls Well That Ends Well". There's no title page, no publisher information, etc.My favorite excerpt, which can be found in multiple places:"<<THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IS COPYRIGHT 1990-1993 BY WORLD LIBRARY, INC., AND IS PROVIDED BY PROJECT GUTENBERG ETEXT OF ILLINOIS BENEDICTINE COLLEGE WITH PERMISSION. ELECTRONIC AND MACHINE READABLE COPIES MAY BE DISTRIBUTED SO LONG AS SUCH COPIES (1) ARE FOR YOUR OR OTHERS PERSONAL USE ONLY, AND (2) ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED OR USED COMMERCIALLY. PROHIBITED COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION INCLUDES BY ANY SERVICE THAT CHARGES FOR DOWNLOAD TIME OR FOR MEMBERSHIP.>>"At least it was cheap. I'll regift it to my friends with non-uniform table legs.

I have always wanted the complete works of Shakespeare ever since I was a child and was first introduced to the plays. Once I found d this I couldn't pass up the chance. It is beautifully assembled and an amazing gift/keepsake. A must have for every library. I will be ordering three more copies as soon as possible.

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Absolutely brilliant... top quality... well worth the money

Deze uitgave springt gelijk in het oog door de rijk gedecoreerde kaft met de illustratie in reliëf met over het bruin van het leer rood, zwart en gouden kleuren bedrukt. Het formaat is groter dan sommigen gewend zullen zijn. In vergelijk met een eerdere uitgave bij een andere uitgeverij verbetert dit de leeservaring en voor studie maakt dit forsere formaat het boek praktisch handzamer.Bij nadere bestudering van het drukwerk valt het op dat het lettertype voldoende groot is om makkelijk te kunnen lezen. Er wordt op iedere pagina voldoende ruimte geboden aan de tekst om ook de namen van de karakters bij de dialoog volledig af te kunnen beelden.Het bestuderen van Shakespeare is vanwege het taalgebruik en in onbruik geraakte woorden niet altijd even makkelijk. Als de namen van karakters, zoals dat bij andere drukken soms het geval was, afgekort worden, maakt dat het lezen nog moeilijker. Bij deze uitgave kan ik me volledig richten op de tekst zonder dat ik terug hoef te bladeren om te zien wie hoe heette.Wat ik zelf ook leuk vind om te zien zijn de kleine typografische franjes die af en toe toegevoegd worden middels en groot-kapitalen en klein-kapitalen aan het begin van scènes. Het is een heel helder ogende klassieke druk, alsof deze vers van de klassieke pers is komen rollen. Ik ben er zeer blij mee.

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