読み聞かせでもなく、サウンドドラマでもない。オーディオブックならではの圧倒的な表現力と、必要最小限の演出。誰もが知っている"はず"のシェイクスピア作品をダイジェストにして続々お届けします。 覇権争う二名家が、ところは花のヴェローナにて、積もる恨みもまたも新たに、血で血を洗う内輪もめ。憎む両家の恋人同士、幸も薄くその身を滅ぼす。やがて悲しき恋の果て、その死をもって恨みを葬る。死の影まとう恋の道行き、両家の恨みのつのるさま、子らが果てねば解けはせぬ。今より話が小一時間、みなさま耳をしばし拝借、至らぬところはご容赦あれ。 ※本商品はラム姉弟『シェイクスピア物語』をもとに、シェイクスピアの原典にある詩を加え、再編集しています。 ・Charles and Mary Lamb's TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO AND JULIET

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to lend Antonio, a Venetian merchant, three thousand ducats so that his friend Bassanio can afford to court his love, Portia. However, Shylock has one condition: Should the loan go unpaid, he will be entitled to a pound of Antonio's own flesh. Meanwhile in Belmont, according to the terms of her father's will, Portia's many suitors must choose correctly from three caskets. Bassanio arrives at Portia's estate and they declare their love for one another before he picks the correct casket.

貴族の若者ハーミアとライサンダーは恋仲であるが、ハーミアの父はディミートリアスという若者と彼女を結婚させようとするが、ハーミアは聞き入れない。父は古い法律に則って、領主に娘を死刑にすることを願い出る。領主は4日の猶予をハーミアへ与え、結婚か死刑かを選ばせる。せっぱ詰まった恋人たちは夜に森で会うことにする。ディミートリアスを愛するヘレナも、ハーミアを思うディミートリアスもまた二人の後を追う。かくして、10人の人間が、夏至の夜に妖精の集う森へ出かけていくことになる。

シェイクスピアの四大悲劇のひとつ「ハムレット」。

In the world's most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate. The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet) fall in love, they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. Despite the passion and innocence of their love, they fall victim to the enmity between their families, and their story ends in tragedy.

Yellow Bird Project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第250話。大人も子どもも楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『劇作家ウィリアム・シェイクスピアの傑作喜劇。イタリア、ヴェニスに住む貿易商人「アントニオ」は、友人の結婚資金を集めるため、悪い金貸し「シャイロック」から大金を借りました。この時二人が交わした「ある契約」が、のちに都中の注目を集める裁判のきっかけとなるのです。』

The tragedy of King Lear receives an outstanding performance in an all-star cast led by Britain’s senior classical actor, Paul Scofield. He is joined by Alec McCowen as Gloucester, Kenneth Branagh as The Fool, Harriet Walter as Gonerill, Sara Kestelman as Regan and Emilia Fox as Cordelia. This is the ninth recording of Shakespeare plays undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press, and is directed by John Tydeman. It was released to mark the 80th birthday of Paul Scofield in January 2002.

『桜桃』は、1948年（昭和23年）、太宰治の死後発表された晩年の短編小説。「子供より親が大事、と思いたい」・・・夫婦、家族に対する父親のジレンマを描いた作品。 太宰 治（だざい おさむ、青森県生まれ、1909年 - 1948年）。27歳の時、短編集『晩年』でデビューする。代表作として、『走れメロス』『斜陽』『人間失格』などがある。1948年（昭和23年）に入水自殺。

23 stories, all unabridged, from a diverse group of star writers and readers. A truly memorable collection with a wide appeal. Includes "The Years Midnight" by Helen Simpson, read by Harriet Walter; "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful Morning" by Haruki Marukami, read by Walter Lewis; "Bablady" by A. S. Byatt, read by Roslaind Eyres; "Hotel des Vaoyaguerus" by William Boyd, read by Martin Jarvis; and "Who?" by Fay Weldon, read by Julie Christie.

This box set brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache. Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Perfect for children aged 7+.

Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. In the forest Rosalind meets Orlando with whom she is in love, but her male disguise complicates matters, especially when Rosalind finds she has unwittingly attracted the shepherdess Phebe. But out of the confusion comes reconciliation and forgiveness, and all ends happily.

Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness. Cunningly bending Othello to his own purposes, Iago persuades the Moor that Desdemona is unfaithful to him. Tormented in a hell of jealousy, Othello moves inexorably toward the destruction of his innocent wife and himself.

結婚を待つある日、歳子は兄と一緒に音楽会へ行って帰りにベーカリーに寄って、そこで喰べたアイスクリームのバニラの香気が強かつたためか —— 寝つかれず、さまよいでた夜の木陰で見知らぬ青年に「今夜、うちの庭はとてもいゝですよ」と招かれる・・・　まさに贅沢なヴァニラアイスクリームのような香気のある短編です。

Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare's great series of four tragedies. In writing this extraordinary play, Shakespeare effectively re-invented tragedy after an interval of roughly 2,000 years - you would have to go back to the Greek dramatists of fifth century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity. This production features the voice of Anton Lesser as Hamlet along with a full cast.

Sara Crewe is one of the most vivid figures in children's fiction. Born in India and sent to school in England, she is, at first, treated like a princess by the teacher, Miss Minchin. But when it is evident that Sara is not the possessor of a princess's fortune, she is dispatched to live in the attic and become a servant.