This is book number 19 of the Kings Treasuries of Literature Series. It contains selected tales by the Lambs next to extracts from the plays presented: The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant Of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth, Hamlet and Twelfth Night. There is an epilogue with very short bios of William Shakespeare and Charles and Mary Lamb. My copy is in extremely good condition and it is one of my favorites of the Series. I really like the Lamb's presentations of the stories of the plays. ( )