The Sonnets

Part of the Chiltern Classics range

Lines such as ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’ and ‘Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds’ are among the best known and best loved in the English language. In his 154 sonnets, Shakespeare considers love in all its guises, introducing us to the famous Dark Lady and the Fair Youth, whose identities still provoke speculation.


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