This atmospheric retelling of the enchanting tale of how the magician Prospero ues his powers to free hismelf and his daughter Miranda from their island prison, captures the heightened emotion of Shakespeare's classic of English literature.

Echoing the language of the original it makes an ideal introduction to the play for all readers new to Shakespeare.

Newly illustrated with striking black-and-white illustrations, this retelling was previously published in the collection SHAKESPEARE'S TALES (total sales of more than 10,000).