Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare

Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924

"Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare is a collection published in 1907 that retells Shakespeare's plays for young readers. Nesbit transforms twenty of Shakespeare's most famous works into accessible stories, sometimes opening with "Once upon a time." The collection includes tales from comedies, tragedies, and romances, supplemented with a Shakespeare biography, pronunciation guide, and famous quotations. Nesbit skillfully weaves original Shakespearean language into her retellings, creating what critics praised as "pure entertainment" that captures each play's essence. ... Read more

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Author	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title	Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Stories_from_Shakespeare
Contents	Preface -- A brief life of Shakespeare -- A midsummer night's dream -- The tempest -- As you like it -- The winter's tale -- King Lear -- Twelfth night -- Much ado about nothing -- Romeo and Juliet -- Pericles -- Hamlet -- Cymbeline -- Macbeth -- The comedy of errors -- The merchant of Venice -- Timon of Athens -- Othello -- The taming of the shrew -- Measure for measure -- Two gentlemen of Verona -- All's well that ends well -- Pronouncing vocabulary of names -- Quotations from Shakespeare.
Credits	Produced by Morrie Wilson, James Rose, and David Widger
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature
Category	Text
eBook-No.	1430
Release Date	Aug 1, 1998
Last Update	May 5, 2024
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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