In its vivid exploration of the savagery lurking within civilization, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible of William Shakespeare's tragedies from his major phase as a dramatist, with themes of innocence and jealousy, identity and deception, evil and deliberate destruction. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition is a palm-sized, pocketable jewel, clothbound with gold foiled page edges and a ribbon marker. It features an introduction by Ned Halley and illustrations throughout by John Gilbert.