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In Venice, the merchant Antonio borrows money so his friend
can woo a beautiful lady. He agrees that if he doesn''t repay
Shylock the moneylender, Shylock can take a pound of his flesh.
When Antonio''s ships sink and he loses his fortune, Shylock insists
on the gruesome payment...With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe
Theatre and Love, Hate and Mercy in The Merchant of Venice.
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Andrew Matthews has written numerous books for children and
teenagers, and is an internationally renowned author. He wrote King
Arthur and Wolf Summer for the Orchard list, as well as a series of
retellings of Hans Christian Andersen''s fairy tales. Andrew has
been short-listed twice for the Smarties Award. He lives in
Berkshire. Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children''s
book creatorsillustrators in Britain. For Orchard he illustrated
the Greek and Roman Myths books in the Orchard Myths range, and the
hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as the
poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.
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