Timon of Athens
By: text & illustration by Macaw Books
Contributors: Macaw Books
Series: A Shakespeare children's story
Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781782260189
Subjects: Pictorial works; Juvenile fiction
Description: Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is the tale of a rich Athenian who lived a lavish life, spending his wealth on his friends. Eventually, when his wealth ceases and he asks his friends for help, Timon is shocked to find that none of them are prepared to do so. This fills him with hatred for humanity, and he goes on to live the life of a hermit.