{"product_id":"king-lear-by-william-shakespeare","title":"King Lear by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a foreword by Manjeet Mann, author of Run, Rebel and Roar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘They told me I was everything: 'tis a lie’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRediscover Shakespeare’s tale of power and treachery. The price for power is paid in blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ageing King Lear must divide his kingdom between his daughters; but who to choose? Goneril and Regan, who love him loudly and flatter his ego, or the self-contained Cordelia, who waits for fate to bring what it will. It is a decision that will unleash a storm upon the kingdom. A decision twisted by love, by smiles, by quiet treachery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA decision that could undo them all. King Lear is Shakespeare’s iconic tale of ego and betrayal. Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It – With a foreword by Talia HibbertHamlet – With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéMacbeth – With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly BourneRomeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer NivenJulius Caesar – With a foreword by Simon James GreenKing Lear – With a foreword by Manjeet MannThe Merchant of Venice – With a foreword by Lev RosenOthello – With a foreword by Malorie BlackmanThe Tempest – With a foreword by Katherine WebberTwelfth Night – With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Publication: 3 Sept 2026, Puffin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241816905\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 304 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57696960348542,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780241816905.jpg?v=1784283243","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}