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Twenty Beautiful Stories From Shakespeare A Home Study Course (original 1900; edition 1907)

by E. Nesbit (Author)

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As a writer, E. Nesbit understood that the stories are the least part of Shakespeare, but as a mother she also understood the need for simplicity. Envisioning this simplified introduction to works such as The Winter's Tale, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew -- eleven plays in all -- E. Nesbit set out to make them more accessible to young readers without sacrificing any essential elements. For if the stories were stripped of their wit and humor, of their emotion, the children would be no more entertained by them than by the indecipherable originals. In the end, under E. Nesbit's gifted pen, these stories emerge with all the charm and grace of the very best fairy tales. Written in thoroughly modern English and each no more than ten pages in length, the eleven plays featured in this volume afford children the opportunity to discover for themselves the magic of Shakespeare.… (more)
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Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children by Edith Nesbit (Adaptor) (1900)

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This is a good book! Not the best one I have, but it's great! :) ( )
  tonya29 | Oct 7, 2012 |
facsimile of original 1907 ( )
  LindaRogers | Apr 18, 2012 |
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Nesbit, EdithAdaptorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shakespeare, Williamsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bacon, John H.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Klep, RolfIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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This is the full-length The Children's Shakespeare (1900), containing retellings of twenty plays. Please do not combine with compilations that contain selections only.
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As a writer, E. Nesbit understood that the stories are the least part of Shakespeare, but as a mother she also understood the need for simplicity. Envisioning this simplified introduction to works such as The Winter's Tale, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew -- eleven plays in all -- E. Nesbit set out to make them more accessible to young readers without sacrificing any essential elements. For if the stories were stripped of their wit and humor, of their emotion, the children would be no more entertained by them than by the indecipherable originals. In the end, under E. Nesbit's gifted pen, these stories emerge with all the charm and grace of the very best fairy tales. Written in thoroughly modern English and each no more than ten pages in length, the eleven plays featured in this volume afford children the opportunity to discover for themselves the magic of Shakespeare.

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All of these major works are included in this anthology: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, and Twelfth Night.
Each retelling is about 10 pages in length and the plays chosen are: The Winter's Tale; Romeo and Juliet; The Tempest; A Midsummer Night's Dream; King Lear; Cymbeline; The Taming of the Shrew; Hamlet; Twelfth Night; As You Like It; and Pericles.
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