All's Well That Ends Well Paperback by William Shakespeare

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Press (2015-08-25)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 272 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780141396262
• Item Weight: 204.12 grams
• Dimensions: 7.74 x 5.07 x 0.63 cm

'Shakespeare was not of an age, but for all time' Ben Jonson

A poor doctor's daughter cures the King of France and, in return, is promised marriage to any nobleman she wishes. But the proud young count she chooses refuses to consummate the marriage and flees to Florence - after setting her a seemingly impossible task. Depicting the triumph of trickery over youthful arrogance, All's Well That Ends Well is among Shakespeare's darkest romantic comedies, yet it remains a powerful tribute to the strength of love.

Used and Recommended by the National Theatre

General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited by Barbara Everett
Introduction by Janette Dillon

About the Author

William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.