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In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare’s most lyrical plays, Prospero, a sorcerer, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded on an enchanted island for 12 years. When a shipwreck—caused by the eponymous tempest—brings enemies to the island, the stage is set for comedy, romance, and reconciliation.

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises... A powerful storm, a dramatic shipwreck, an enchanted island, a sorcerer's daughter and a handsome prince... Listen on, through magic and mystery, to discover the spell-binding story at the heart of The Tempest, one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays...

William Shakespeare is arguably the most pivotal and widely read figure in the history of English literature. This comprehensive collection highlights some of the bard’s best works, adapted to be more easily digestible for children. Featured within are some of the bard’s most famous and compelling works, including: The Comedy of Errors, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and many more.

A violent storm shipwrecks the King of Naples and his noblemen on what appears to be an uninhabited island. They don't know that they have been brought here by powerful magic. Prospero, the mysterious ruler of the island, has a plan, but will he use his magic for revenge or for reconciliation? His daughter, Miranda, has never seen another man except her father. What will she think of the stranger who stumbles into her life? Will Propsero's monstrous servant, Caliban, succeed in overthrowing his master?

Eleven-year-old Ruby is a Black girl who loves studying insects and would do just about anything to be an entomologist, much to the grossed-out dismay of her Gramma. Ruby knows everything there is to know about insects so when she finds the weirdest bug she’s ever seen in her front yard, she makes sure no one is looking and captures it for further study. But then Ruby realizes that the creature isn't just a regular bug.

Prospero and his lovely daughter Miranda live alone on the tiny island where they were marooned years ago, with only the island creatures for company - that is, until a powerful storm brings a boat full of strangers to the island. As the story unfolds, magic and mystery fill the island in this retelling of Shakespeare's classic play.

Trixie can't believe her luck. She's been invited to attend a half-term taster course in Witchcraft and Wizardry at Conundrums Academy. At last someone has recognised that Trixie has seventeen generations of witchy blood rushing through her veins! Trixie's magical talents are put to the test in this third adventure for the tweenage tearaway with a heart of gold and a brain full of fireworks.

The Green Hand of Doom will get you all! Someone is playing ghostly tricks on the staff and pupils of St Aubergine's School. But it isn't Trixie Tempest, oh no! She is far too busy Saving the Planet, being Nice to Nits and practising her solo for the Save the World with a Song Concert. So who can it be? Not a real ghost, surely? Oh no-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

Introducing Trixie Tempest, the tweenage tearaway with a heart of gold and a brain full of fireworks! Trixie has more on her mind than boy bands and butterfly tattoos - she's out to Save the World. But first she needs cash, and fast, before Mum and Dad find out she's lost her precious trumpet. Because how can she play a solo in the Save the World with a Song concert without it? Enter Harpo, her amazing, talking, singing, yap-artist dog. Is this hound-with-a-sound too good to be true? Listen and believe!

The King of Naples and the Duke of Milan are shipwrecked on a strange, enchanted island. Little do they know that the lord of the island is Prospero, the old duke of Milan who they betrayed many years ago—and he has been plotting his revenge ever since...