The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

"The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare is a play originally published in 1623. When King Leontes becomes consumed by baseless jealousy, he accuses his pregnant wife of infidelity and sets in motion a tragic chain of events that tears his family apart. A baby is abandoned, a kingdom mourns, and sixteen years pass. What begins as intense psychological drama transforms into a tale of shepherds, disguises, and young love, leading toward reconciliation and the possibility of redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title The Winter's Tale
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter%27s_Tale
Note There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1539
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Fathers and daughters -- Drama
Subject Married people -- Drama
Subject Tragicomedy
Subject Castaways -- Drama
Subject Sicily (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 1800
Release Date
Last Update May 21, 2019
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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