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Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's King Lear: A Graphic Novel

Steve Barlow

Steve Skidmore

Juan Calle

Shakespeare's King Lear like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: King Lear has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Juan Calle. You'll be sure to get swept up in the wild family drama that swirls across each page - as Lear's daughters drive him towards madness ...

This series has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand. With dyslexia-friendly design for readers aged 10+; inclusive art so anyone can relate to iconic roles; snappy simplified text; introductory material to set the scene; heaps of material at the back, looking at the play's themes, language, publication, performance in history, a timeline of Shakespeare's life and works, and more!

Classics available: Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice

Praise for Classics in Graphics: "[...] an encouraging entry point to Shakespeare for my kids, and [...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down." - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com

Classification : Graphic Novels & Comics
Pub Date : NOV 13, 2025
Imprint : Franklin Watts
Page Extent : 112
Binding : HB
ISBN : 9781445190266
Price : INR 1,450

Steve Barlow

As 50% of the Two Steves, Steve Barlow has written over 250 books with Steve Skidmore since they first appeared in 1988. Born in Crewe, he was educated at Crewe Grammar School, Warwick University and Nottingham University before a varied career in teaching, acting, stage management and puppetry. He worked in a village school in Botswana for four years before returning to the UK. The Two Steves have toured extensively in the UK and overseas, and to book festivals including Edinburgh and Hay.

Steve Skidmore

Steve Skidmore writes with Steve Barlow. Together they are Britain`s most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people. Not surprisingly they are known as The 2 Steves!

The 2 Steves met over twenty years ago when they were both teaching in Nottingham. Since then they have written over 160 books together. They have also acted as series editors on numerous reading programmes for several major publishing houses.

The 2 Steves are in great demand for author visits to schools colleges and libraries across the world. They also undertake INSET events and make regular appearances at Literary Festivals.

Juan Calle

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