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Have you ever asked yourself, 'What exactly is Hamlet trying to tell me? Why must he mince his words, muse in lyricism and, in short, whack about the shrub?'

No doubt such questions would have been swiftly resolved were the Prince of Denmark a registered user on Twitter.com!

Penguin have put together 75 of the greatest works of western literature, each distilled through the voice of Twitter to its purest essence - saving you the burdensome task of having to read them.

And if you're not much of Twitterer don't worry, the book contains a full glossary of online acronyms and Twitterary terms to aid the amateur.

Here's just a taster...

From Hamlet: WTF IS POLONIUS DOING BEHIND THE CURTAIN???

From Paradise Lost: OH MY GOD I'M IN HELL.

From Dante's Inferno: I'm having a midlife crisis. Lost in the woods. Should have brought my iPhone.

From Macbeth: @LadyMac: THERE'S NOTHING ON YOUR HANDS, YOU'VE WASHED THEM 100 TIMES ALREADY!!

From Oedipus: PARTY IN THEBES!!! Nobody cares I killed that old dude, plus this woman is all over me. Total MILF

Also from Oedipus: MY EYES MY F***ING EYES AGGGGHGHGHGHGHHHH!!!!!! I was totally not expecting that to hurt so much.

From The Great Gatsby: Gatsby is so emo. Who cries about his girlfriend while eating breakfast...IN THE POOL?

From The Hobbit: Got the ring. Man that guy was crazy! Probably not connected to this sweet magic ring, right?

From The Da Vinci Code: HOLY SHIT WE STOLE THE CODEX FOR A LARGE-SCALE CONSPIRACY THAT IS CONVENIENTLY MY AREA OF EXPERTISE!!!

From Harry Potter Books 1-7: Oh man big tournament at my school this year!! PSYCHED! I hope nobody dies this year, and every year as if by clockwork.

Published by Penguin, Twitterature is out on 5th November, priced £6.99. Order your copy now