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  • Published: 25 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241682081
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes





STAGED: Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection

‘The course of true love never did run smooth …’

Hermia loves Lysander. But she must marry Demetrius or be condemned to life in a convent. Together, they plan to elope to escape their fate. But Helena, Hermia’s best friend, secretly loves Demetrius and, hoping to win his heart, tells him about the plan.

Soon, the four unlucky lovers cross paths with Oberon, the jilted fairy king. When a powerful, love-inducing flower is put to nefarious use, a case of multiple mistaken identities sets in motion a night of magic and mayhem that could change all of their lives forever.

Offering the complete and unabridged text, set in a dyslexic-friendly font and introduced by renowned YA authors, this beautifully designed collection is the perfect way to introduce YA readers to Shakespeare's most iconic stories.

  • Published: 25 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241682081
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

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