Macbeth Gilded Pocket Edition

<p><b>This handsome hardback edition presents William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, <i>Macbeth</i>, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.</b><br><br>Often referred to superstitiously as 'the Scottish play', <i>Macbeth</i> is one of Shakespeare's best-loved works. As a general in the army of the Scottish king, Macbeth meets three witches who prophesy that he will one day take his master's place. When the strange predictions of three witches begin to come true, the Scottish general Macbeth realises that the opportunity to become King of Scotland is within his grasp, but in order to do so he must commit murder, and one murder leads to another... and another.<br><br>A tumultuous tale of how ambition, guilt and paranoia lead to deceit and murder, it is one of the greatest studies of morality and corruption.<br><br>This <b>beautiful pocket-sized gift edition</b> contains the <b>classic, unabridged text</b>, presented with a <b>gold embossed cover design</b>, <b>ivory pages</b>, <b>beautifully designed endpapers</b> and <b>gold</b> <b>gilded page edges.</b> Part of the <i>Arcturus</i> <i>Ornate Classics</i> series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.<br><br><b>ABOUT THE SERIES: </b><i>Arcturus Ornate Classics</i> are beautiful pocket editions of iconic literary works from across history. Presented with striking foil cover embossing, gilded page edges, and deluxe ivory paper, these editions make the perfect gift for lovers of classic literature.</p>