All’s Well That Ends Well

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics liveryA poor physician’s daughter cures the King of France, and in return is promised the hand of any nobleman she wishes. But the man she chooses, the proud young Count of Rosillion, refuses to consummate the forced marriage and flees to Florence. Depicting the triumph of trickery over youthful arrogance, All’s Well that Ends Well is among Shakespeare’s darkest romantic comedies, yet it remains a powerful tribute to the strength of love.

William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.Janette Dillon, the introducer, is Professor of Drama at the University of Nottingham.Barbara Everett, the original textual editor, has held academic posts at both Oxford and Cambridge.