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Shakespeare Retold

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Shakespeare’s plays inspire a collection of stories by leading children’s writers.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices. Writers include Frank Cottrell Boyce, Pamela Butchart and Jamila Gavin; readers include Simon Callow, Shirley Henderson and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Shakespeare Retold: Henry V - A Soldier’s Tale

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Henry V - A Soldier’s Tale

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A short story inspired by Henry V written by Geraldine McCaughrean. Read by David Gyasi

This version of the story is told by Pistol – one of the comic characters in Shakespeare’s play. Pistol explains all about Henry’s mischievous youth, his kingship and his decision to fight in France. We learn about the invasion and Harfleur and Pistol gives us echoes of Henry’s famously rousing St Crispin’s Day Speech before the Battle of Agincourt.
A short story inspired by Henry V written by Geraldine McCaughrean. Read by David Gyasi.

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