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Adaptation of Hamlet William Shakespeare , 1600 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Hamlet : A Novel
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'Hamlet's father has just died. By the time they've filled in the grave his mother has remarried. Hamlet suspects foul play, and it's troubling his spirit. Or maybe he was always troubled. Ophelia is in love with him. His best friend Horatio can't work him out. Then, on a cold, still night, Hamlet meets the ghost of his father...' (Publisher's blurb)

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Notes

  • Marsden re-imagines the original characters and story and remakes the play into a novel.
  • Dedication: To Warwick Gregory in memoriam
  • Teaching notes are available through the Text Publishing website.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2008 .
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      Extent: 228p.
      Note/s:
      • On back cover dust jacket: To be or not to be That is still the question
      • Published August 5th 2008
      ISBN: 9781921351471 (hbk.)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2009 .
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      Extent: 224p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 28th 2009
      ISBN: 9781921520495 (pbk.)
    • Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Candlewick Press ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: 229p.
      Edition info: 1st US ed.
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      • Published August 11th 2009
      ISBN: 9780763654337
Alternative title: Hamlet : Roman
Language: Turkish
    • Istanbul,
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      Turkey,
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      Middle East, Asia,
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      Artemis Yayınları ,
      2018 .
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      Extent: 186p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 January 2018
      ISBN: 9786053043188

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Book Review – Hamlet by John Marsden Joanne Peulen , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2010;

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
[Review] Hamlet : A Novel H. M. Saxby , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 53 no. 1 2009; (p. 33)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
Correspondence Felice Howden , 2009 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 4)
[Review] Hamlet : A Novel Dee McLaren , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 41)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
Understanding Rage Ernie Tucker , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 3 2008; (p. 88-90)
[Review] Hamlet : A Novel Heath Graham , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 88 no. 2 2008; (p. 24)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
Book of the Week Louise Swinn , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 24 August 2008; (p. 26)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
Ghostly Echoes in a Modern-Day Hamlet Sophie Masson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 August 2008; (p. 8-9)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
Danish Lite Ruth Starke , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 22)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
To Be Real or Not To Be Real? Oscar Kettle , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 September 2008; (p. 33)

— Review of Hamlet : A Novel John Marsden , 2008 single work novel
Hamlet's Other Tragic Dilemma Ronni Phillips , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 August 2008; (p. 13)
Correspondence Felice Howden , 2009 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 4)
Understanding Rage Ernie Tucker , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 3 2008; (p. 88-90)
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