Shakespeare's Heroines

Make way for the ladies from Shakespeare''s best-loved plays as they take centre stage. Discover why the queen of the fairies fell in love with a donkey, how a shipwrecked girl convinced everyone she was a boy, how Lady Macbeth persuaded her husband to kill the king, and much more. With a fact file for each character, comic strips of their key scenes and their key quotes broken down, this book will be the ultimate fun and feminist take on Shakespeare''s leading ladies.>

About the author

Honor Cargill-Martin is an author, classicist, and art historian from London. She read Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford, winning a scholarship and graduating with a first-class degree in 2019. She has masters degrees in Greek and Roman history and Italian Renaissance Art. She is currently studying for a doctorate focusing on political sex scandals in Ancient Rome at Christ Church College Oxford.Jaimee Andrews is an illustrator currently living in Wiltshire, UK. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2019 with a degree in illustration and has continued her practice since, working for brands, publications and personal commissions. Her illustration work depicts bold characters, pop culture icons and surreal creatures.

Product details

• Authors: Honor Cargill-Martin
• Assisted by: Jaimee Andrews (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781444934700
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-3470-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Drama, Interest age: from c 10 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 3 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, Drama & performing (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals, Literature, books & writers (Children's/Teenage), Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, shakespeare; cleopatra; titania; lady macbeth