Henry V

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Designed to appeal to the book lover the Macmillan Collectors Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth printed on high quality paper and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges Macmillan Collectors Library are books to love and treasure. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I Henry V is an inspirational gripping play that struck a chord in a time of uncertainty. This edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert and includes an introduction by Ned Halley. First staged in 1599 Shakespeares history of Henry Vs remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his wild youth Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage justice integrity and honour.