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Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers

Twelve of Shakespeare's greatest tales come to life in this entertaining collection of short, lively stories specially adapted for young readers. Capturing the vital events and using some of the original wording, the stories serve as a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for preteens and as literate refreshers for older folks. Fulfilling a request from her own children, author Edith Nesbit turned twelve of the Bard's most famous plays into delightful tales of kings, queens, ghosts, and witches. Filled with tragedy, humor, and moral lessons, the stories-told with wit and grace-include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cymbeline, The Taming of the Shrew, Pericles, and The Winter's Tale. Wonderfully transformed by the noted author of Children's books, these classics are a great way to start a lifelong interest in the works of Shakespeare. Dover (2006) republication of The Children's Shakespeare, published by Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, 1900.

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Resource Type
Book
ISBN
1397804864
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
13
Pages
73
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc.
Written
2006

Chapters

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Romeo and Juliet
  • 3 The Tempest
  • 4 A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 5 King Lear
  • 6 Cymbeline
  • 7 The Taming of the Shrew
  • 8 Hamlet
  • 9 Twelfth Night
  • 10 As You Like It
  • 11 Pericles
  • 12 The Merchant of Venice
  • 13 The Winter's Tale

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