About the Play:

An illustrated collector's edition of the classic play by William Shakespeare.

Hamlet guarantees a wealth of possible interpretations as well as teasing us with the promise of new meanings that always seem to be just out of reach. Playing Hamlet is considered the greatest challenge for any actor, interpreting the verses which are concerned with ideas of theatricality and performance, along with the struggle to discover one's real self.

Thought to have been written between 1599 and 1601, Hamlet relates the struggle of the individual soul set afloat on a sea of troubles and madness. Over four hundred years later, with its recurring themes of death, revenge and the impossibility of certainty, Hamlet remains enduringly relevant to, and popular with, a modern-day audience.

This handsome edition of Hamlet is decorated throughout with the illustrations of Harold Copping, and makes a wonderful addition to any classic library.

About the Illustrator:

Harold Copping (1863 – 1932) was perhaps the most popular English illustrator of the late Victorian and Edwardian era. He is best known as an illustrator of Biblical scenes and in order to achieve some authenticity in his work, notably an illustrated edition of The Bible published in 1910, he travelled to Palestine and Egypt. This version, "The Copping Bible," was a best-seller and many more commissions followed.