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William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - William Shakespeare's Star Wars 4 (Hardback)
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William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - William Shakespeare's Star Wars 4 (Hardback)

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Hardback 176 Pages
Published: 02/07/2013

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Full of feuding royalty, family melodrama, comical fools, and fantastic creatures, Star Wars has always been the most Shakespearean of Hollywood blockbusters. Now it's presented in a manner that Shakespeare himself would recognize -with classic iambic pentameter and Elizabethan-style stage directions.

Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 9781594746376
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 289 g
Dimensions: 211 x 140 x 18 mm


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“Mayeth the Force be with you”

HAN Thy timely blast hath hit the perfect mark—
One in a million was thy Force-fill’d shot!

This book is great fun to read - pure and simple. Aside from the genuinely comic rendition of A New Hope, the quality... More

Hardback edition
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“Exceeded Expectations”

Really great gift for a star wars fanatic. I had a little read before I wrapped it and thought it was a clever, humorous little read. Beautiful illustrations, especially the cover. My favourite part was the hardback... More

Hardback edition
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“Verily, A New Hope”

This is a gorgeous little book, a compact and wonderfully illustrated little gem. A lot of love has gone into its design and execution, not least in the contents.

The original story has been deftly translated into... More

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