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Pericles, Prince of Tyre In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 78140 words. Published on July 6, 2012. .

Pericles is not one of Shakespears most know plays; that's a shame because it's actually one of his greatest…if, that is, you can understand it. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.
Shakespeare FAQ    by Jim McCrudden
Price: $1.99 USD. 83700 words. Published on February 22, 2013. .

There are surprises in this book. Is Brutus a pompous nitwit? Why was Othello black? What was this plague that closed the theatres? Are the 'bad' quartos all that bad? Why the shifting from 'you' to 'thou'? Did the Globe Theater have toilets? Why is it called "Measure for Measure"? Isn't Petruchio in the "Taming of the Shrew" just a domineering coward? Was Shakespeare recognised in his own time?