A storm, a shipwreck, an enchanted island ... A violent storm shipwrecks
the King of Naples and his noblemen on what appears to be an uninhabited
island. What the king doesn't know is that they have been brought here
by powerful magic. Prospero, the mysterious ruler of the island, has a
plan, but will he use his magic for good or bad against the castaways?
His daughter, Miranda, has never seen another man except her father.
What will she think of the stranger who stumbles into her life?
Prospero's monstrous servant, Caliban, sees a chance to overthrow his
master. Will he succeed? Enchantment and treachery are everywhere on the
island - which will prove the stronger?
Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy
development of primary and lower secondary age children while
introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage.
Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the
world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic
stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as
a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other
cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the
original versions.