ISBN: 9780141396682    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Year of publishing: 2015     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 288        

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery. Prince Hal, the son of King Henry IV, spends his time in idle pleasure with dissolute friends, among them the roguish Sir John Falstaff. But when the kingdom is threatened by rebellious forces, the prince must abandon his reckless ways. Taking arms against a heroic enemy, he begins a great and compelling transformation -- from rresponsible reprobate to noble ruler of men.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.STANLEY WELLS is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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