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New releases of old classics have been scheduled for publication in the following months, featuring popular names like Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesb酶 and actor Dan Stevens (鈥�Downton Abbey鈥�).

Jo Nesb酶, author of the Harry Hole thrillers, will write a new version of 鈥淢acbeth鈥� for Hogarth Shakespeare. The series will feature "prose retellings" of Shakespeare plays for 21st-century readers by writers such as Margaret Atwood (鈥淭he Tempest鈥�), Jeanette Winterson (鈥淭he Winter鈥檚 Tale鈥�), Anne Tyler (鈥淭he Taming of the Shrew鈥�), and Howard Jacobson (鈥淭he Merchant of Venice鈥�).

鈥溾�楳acbeth鈥� is a story that is close to my heart because it tackles topics I鈥檝e been dealing with since I started writing." 狈别蝉产酶听.聽"A main character who has the moral code and the corrupted mind, the personal strength and the emotional weakness, the ambition and the doubts to go either way. A thriller about the struggle for power, set both in a gloomy, stormy crime noir-like setting and in a dark, paranoid human mind. No, it does not feel too far from home.鈥�

狈别蝉产酶听聽of 'Macbeth,' "Yes, it is a great story. And, no, I will not attempt to do justice to William Shakespeare, nor the story. I will simply take what I find of use and write my own story. And, yes, I will have the nerve to call it 'Macbeth.'"

Deputy publishing director at Chatto & Windus/Hogarth Becky Hardie , "from the very start we wanted The Hogarth Shakespeare to surprise and excite readers of all kinds from all over the world. [...] Having an international thriller writer of Jo Nesb酶's stature and popularity on board is the perfect realisation of that wish."

鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� star Dan Stevens has also taken part in a project that intends to popularize the classics. He recently narrated new audiobook productions of the 1960s Robert Fitzgerald鈥檚 translations of 鈥淭he Iliad鈥� and 鈥淭he Odyssey鈥� for Macmillan audio, which are set for release in August.

The Hogarth Shakespeare adaptations will be released in 2016, to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare鈥檚 death.