{"product_id":"romeo-and-juliet-9781909621855","title":"Romeo and Juliet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, spawning a host of imitators on stage and screen, including Leonard Bernstein's smash musical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Franco Zeffirelli's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efilmed in 1968. A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), famous for his depictions of historical scenes. As well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith an Introduction by Ned Halley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48487830159575,"sku":"9781909621855","price":5.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0498\/4081\/6279\/files\/2026-04-22T195328.749.png?v=1776876814","url":"https:\/\/theenglishbookshop.com\/products\/romeo-and-juliet-9781909621855","provider":"The English Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}