The Lady Of Shalott

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Lines you'll remember, pictures you'll never forget.

Author Alfred Lord Tennyson and Illustrator Charles Keeping

Suitable for: 9+

Price: £8.99

ISBN: 978-0-19-279443-7
Publication date: 05/09/2013
Paperback: 32 pages
Dimensions: 279x214mm

Availability: In stock.

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Description

One of the nation's favourite poems in a beautifully illustrated edition for children.

'The Lady of Shalott' was voted at number 2 in the BBC poll of the nation's 100 favourite poems.
A great poem for reading aloud and committing to memory, especially in this year of the government-funded Poetry By Heart initiative.
Set in a perennially popular Arthurian world.
Previous edition ISBN: 9780192723710.
Total sales of 60,000 copies.
Truly stunning drawings from a luminary in the world of illustration.
'Charles Keeping was one of the most distinguished draughtsmen of his generation.' Shirley Hughes.

This page was last updated on 28 April 2024 at 20:30 GMT

Keeping's illustrations are amongst the most powerful images ever to have appeared in children's literature. - Books for Keeps
The striking quality of these classic poems is such that they still offer excitement and intensity for today's young readers with Keeping's unique interpretation providing a marvellous way into the poetry. - Dave Chant, Carousel