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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

William Shakespeare & Charles Lamb

First published 1807
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

This is not a play, and should not be merged with the regular title rec for "Hamlet". Microsoft Word gives a word count of 6,113 words, i.e. a short story. The play itself is 31,901 words, which would make it a novelette, but Charles Lamb has done some substantial compression in the process of turning it into a "Tale".

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1807 Tales from Shakespeare Thomas Hodgkins Collection |2.8
1809 Tales from Shakespeare M. J. Godwin and Co. Collection |2.8
1909 Cover Tales from Shakespeare J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton Collection