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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

“THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH.” This romantic comedy is set in an enchanted moonlit forest inhabited by meddlesome fairies, four young Athenian lovers and a troupe of amateur actors.

Shakespeare’s enduring characters are set adrift in present-day Athens – but a present with a massive difference – an alternative history. Rigid class systems and ‘god given’ monarchies of the past have not been lost. Modern technologies meet ancient tradition; and the citizens of Athens are frustrated by continuing restrictions and hierarchies. Only the forest, home to the fairies and fey spirits, can offer the illicit lovers what they seek.

 

Kate Brown is an independent illustrator, taking influence from comics around the world, including Japan's strong manga aesthetic. She graduated with a distinction from England's only Sequential Illustration course, specialising in Graphic Novels. Kate has worked on many stories, and been published multiple times, including stories in the Best New Manga series – a publication of cutting edge international manga – and has completed work for The Girly Comic. As well as her illustration, Kate is also a writer with several major projects in development, currently collaborating with Paul Duffield (the artist for The Tempest). Kate closely follows the development of manga, and other comics, from around the world.

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DETAILS

Series title:
Manga Shakespeare
Book title:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Original author:
William Shakespeare
Adapted by:
Richard Appignanesi
Illustrated by:
Kate Brown

UK Publication date:
February 2008
Format:
148 x 210mm
Extent:
208
Colour:
Black & white,
9-page colour section
Binding:
Paperback
Price:
£6.99
Category:
Manga / Graphic Novels
/ Shakespeare / Children

ISBN:
978-0-9552856-4-6