Twelfth Night, 9781398854154
Paperback
Shipwreck, mistaken identity, and love create Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2025

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Summary

One of the most romantic of Shakespeare’s plays, Twelfth Night, or What You Will is thought to have been written around 1601-1602 as an entertainment for the end of the Christmas season.

In a classic tale of mistaken identities, twins Viola and Sebastian are separated after their ship founders on the coast of Ilyria. Disguising herself as a boy, Viola falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who loves the Countess Olivia. When she meets Viola, Countess Olivia falls for her, believing her t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398854154
ISBN-10:1398854158
Author:William Shakespeare, Chris McNab
Publisher:Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Arcturus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 August 2025
Weight:149g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 11mm
Series:Arcturus Shakespeare Editions
About The Author

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 and attended school in the town. He married a local girl, Ann Hathaway and they had three children. Shakespeare eventually found his way to London where he established himself as part of a theatrical troupe, also writing plays for them to perform. His life and career spanned the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I (VI of Scotland) before his death in 1616.

Chris McNab is an author and editor who has written more than 100 titles, on topics ranging from history to popular culture to biography. He holds a Ph.D in English Literature and Theology and some of his recent titles include A History of War, Jeff Bezos and J. Robert Oppenheimer. He has also written several scholarly introductions to Shakespeare’s plays, including Julius Caesar and Much Ado About Nothing. In addition to his writing work, Chris has made regular contributions on radio and television.

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