Read & Co. Classics

This antiquarian contains William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” - belonging to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. One of the earlier plays written by Shakespeare, it ...

This antiquarian book contains William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing”. An artful combination of robust comedy and serious meditation, it is thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. “Much...

This book contains William Shakespeare’s play “Othello”. This tightly constructed work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his beloved wife, Desde...

This vintage book contains William Shakespeare’s 1603 play, “Hamlet”. Set in Denmark, it concerns the tragic story of Prince Hamlet, who is instructed by the ghost of his father to avenge his murder a...

This book contains William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew”. The story revolves around Petrucio’s attempts to court Katherina, who represents the 'strong-willed shrew'. At first, Katherina...

This antiquarian book contains William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”, in which a merchant in sixteenth century Venice must default on a large loan, provided by an abused Jewish moneylender. I...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high qua...

This book contains William Shakespeare’s 1599 play; “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. Along with 'Coriolanus' and 'Antony and Cleopatra', it was of the few plays that Shakespeare wrote based on actual h...