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    Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 9
    Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 9
    Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 9
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    Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 9

    Written by William Shakespeare, Ivan Turgenev and Anton Chekhov

    Narrated by Josh Verbae

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    A selection of stories about love and romance from the best storytellers of the world including Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Turgenev trying to express love in all its forms.

    This volume opens with iconic Romeo and Juliet's tragic love story dating back to antiquity, followed by very passionate and quite unusual love between a doctor and his patient in "The District Doctor" by Ivan Turgenev. And last, but not least, a story from the master of human relationship and psychology, Anton Chekhov and his story of "The Man in a Case".

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateMar 5, 2018
    ISBN9781787244627
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    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

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