An acclaimed author has rewritten twelve of Shakespeare's plays in narrative form, retaining much of the original language, and thus the flavor of the bard's dramas.

Twelfth night -- King Lear -- The tempest -- The merchant of Venice -- The taming of the shrew -- King Richard the Second -- King Henry IV, part one -- Hamlet -- Romeo and Juliet -- Othello -- A midsummer night's dream -- Macbeth.