Widely known as the 'Bard of avon', William Shakespeare is regarded as the world's greatest dramatist and playwright. Born in 1564 in stratford-upon-avon, England, he went on to author a massive oeuvre of work, which includes 39 plays, 154 sonnets and two long narrative poems. Most of his well-known works were written between 1589 and 1613. Till around 1608 he had written mostly tragedies of which Hamlet, Othello, and king Lear are considered to be some of the greatest. Four centuries later, his works continue to be as relevant as ever. Presenting some of Shakespeare's finest works simplified for an easy read, this is a set of 25 stories translated to Hindi and features Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and merchant of Venice among others.