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Historical novel `The Lambs of London' builds on 2 plots concerning Shakespeare.

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From: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
Date: 20060913
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Byline: Desmond Ryan

``The Lambs of London'' by Peter Ackroyd; Doubleday ($23)

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The essayist Charles Lamb and his sister Mary are cherished to this day as the co-authors of "Tales From Shakespeare,'' collection of helpful and accessible synopses that has introduced generations of children to Shakespeare over the last two centuries. But a far darker and more adult story lies behind their collaboration.

A decade before the publication of what would become a landmark in children's literature, Mary, whose hold on sanity was precarious, stabbed her mother to death ...

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