The Merchant of Venice

Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "e;The Merchant of Venice"e;. Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Antonio, a merchant in sixteenth century Venice tries to assist his kinsman, Bassanio in his pursuit of winning the affections of Portia, a desirable heiress. To do so, he secures a loan from Shylock, a Jewish ...