Rome is burning. Only one man can save it. The Emperor: Nero Emperor of Rome & all her provinces feared by his subjects for his temper & cruelty is in possession of an ancient document predicting that Rome will burn. The Spy: Sebastos Pantera assassin & spy for the Roman Legions is ordered to stop the impending cataclysm. He knows that if he does not his life
- & those of thousands of others
- are in terrible danger. The Chariot Boy: Math a young charioteer is a pawn drawn into the deadly game between the Emperor & the Spy where death stalks the drivers
- on the track & off it.


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Seven titles in the popular Young Reading" series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover making the book & CD easy to store together. " The Young Reading" series is developed with reading expert Alison Kelly from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence & ability." ...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students with accessible on-page notes & explanatory illustrations clear background information & rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition of Romeo & Juliet

Includes:: illustrations preliminary notes reading lists (including websites) & classroom notes. Romeo & Juliet is a set text for KS3 in England & remains one of the most popular texts for study by secondary students the world over.

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Cambridge School Shakespeare editions offer an active approach to the Bard's works treating each play as a script to be acted explored & enjoyed. Resources available on Cambridge GO as a separate purchase: PDF Textbook
- an electronic version of the student text in PDF format that can be annotated & downloaded. Note: Cambridge School Shakespeare & New Cambridge Shakespeare contain the same version of the play text.
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Love sex & death are the components of Shakespeare's classic story of the love of two young people which reaches across the barriers of family & convention. It encompasses great love high drama low comedy & a tragic ending. Romeo & Juliet is a pure tragedy of youth told in verse that is both youthful & intense. The loveliness & the music of the poetry make believable the otherwise commonplace afflictions of blighted love. ...

This is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written spawning a host of imitators on stage & screen including Leonard Bernsteins smash musical West Side Story "and Franco Zeffirellis " Romeo & Juliet "filmed in 1968. A young man & woman meet by chance & fall instantly in love. But their families are bitter enemies & in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds & gang warfare Romeo & Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion & hatred bawdy comedy & high tragedy. This edition is illustrated by Sir John Gilbert." ...

Letts Explore contain a thorough analysis of the plot & structure of key examination texts. GCSE Romeo & Juliet helps students to fully understand the text in detail. In addition to helping prepare for the exam this handy literature guide covers the literature as well as how students will be tested in the exam. * Gives in-depth exploration of characters & themes *
Includes: tips guidance & quizzes to reinforce knowledge * Contain key"ations from the texts
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This is the full & unabridged play as a graphic novel! But soft what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east & Juliet is the sun! This title presents the tragic tale of doomed love set in Verona Italy where the Montagues & the Capulets constantly feud & bring unrest to the city. So how could love possibly survive between this pair of star-crossed lovers Romeo Montague & Juliet Capulet? Only Shakespeare could take such a romantic story & turn it into a soul-searching tragedy. ...

No Fear Shakespeare Illustrated
- Graphic Novels" is a series based on the translated texts of the plays found in " No
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This major new edition of Shakespeares greatest tragedy of love argues that that play is ultimately Juliets. The play text is expertly edited & the on-page commentary notes discuss issues of staging theme meaning & Shakespeares use of his sources to give the reader deep & engaging insights into the play. The richly illustrated introduction looks at the plays exceptionally beautiful & complex language & focuses on the figure of Juliet as being at its centre. Rene Weis discusses the plays critical stage & film history including West Side Story & Baz Luhrmanns seminal film Romeo + Juliet. This is an authoritative edition from a leading scholar giving the reader a penetrating & wide-ranging insight into this ever popular play. ...