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Hamlet - Level 2 (Usborne Young Reading) is an abridged version of Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s longest and most influential tragedies. Summary of the Book Hamlet is retold for children to help them improve reading confidence and ability. This book is a part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with the help of reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Hamlet is the story of Prince Hamlet and the revenge he took on his uncle, who murdered his father. This book is aimed at children whose reading ability allows them to easily read longer and more complex stories. About William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is an English poet, playwright and actor. He is widely considered as the greatest writer in the English Language. He is credited with great works like The Tempest, Julius Caesar, and King Lear only to name a very few. He has written 38 plays and 154 sonnets through the course of his career. His literary works have been translated into every major living language, and performed more than that of any playwright in history. In 1613, he retired to Stratford, and passed away on the 23rd of April, 1616.