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How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)Formatted for e-readerIllustratedAbout Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit & William ShakespeareBeautiful Stories from Shakespeare includes the writings of Shakespeare who have been justly termed "the richest, the purest, the fairest, that genius uninspired ever penned." Shakespeare instructed by delighting. His plays alone (leaving mere science out of the question), contain more actual wisdom than the whole body of English learning. He is the teacher of all good-- pity, generosity, true courage, love. His bright wit is cut out "into little stars." His solid masses of knowledge are meted out in morsels and proverbs, and thus distributed, there is scarcely a corner of the English-speaking world to-day which he does not illuminate, or a cottage which he does not enrich. His bounty is like the sea, which, though often unacknowledged, is everywhere felt. As his friend, Ben Jonson, wrote of him, "He was not of an age but for all time." In this book Edith Nesbit has retold twenty of the best-loved and most beautiful stories from Shakespeare. The following plays are retold:A Midsummer Night’s DreamThe TempestAs You Like ItThe Winter’s TaleKing LearTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingRomeo and JulietPericlesHamletCymbelineMacbethThe Comedy of ErrorsThe Merchant of VeniceTimon of AthensOthelloThe Taming of the ShrewMeasure For MeasureTwo Gentlemen of VeronaAll’s Well That Ends Well

A handsome gift edition featuring Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Comedy of Errors, and many more—illustrated and adapted to be easily read to or enjoyed by children.William Shakespeare is the most widely read figure in the history of literature. His plays are canon, and no man, woman, boy, or girl can be considered properly educated or truly literate without a basic knowledge of his work, particularly his plays—tragedies, comedies, and histories.Featured here are some of the bard’s most famous and compelling works, including:The Comedy of ErrorsHamletMacbethAs You Like ItThe Merchant of VeniceOthelloRomeo and JulietThe TempestMidsummer Night’s DreamAnd many more!Paired alongside gorgeous classic illustrations by notable Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children makes a magnificent gift and great addition to any young reader’s budding library.

During her prolific career, popular English children’s writer Edith Nesbit wrote or collaborated on over sixty books of fiction for children in her illustrious literary career. In “Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare” first published as “The Children's Shakespeare” in 1897, she turns her attention to a series of interpretations of several of William Shakespeare’s best-known comedies and dramas. These retellings of many of Shakespeare’s plays are written in a way that can be easily understood by and entertaining to young readers. Rather than being unintelligible and strange to young, modern audiences, Nesbit uses her prodigious storytelling skills to make these iconic stories relatable and interesting. “Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare” includes a short biography of Shakespeare, a list of famous quotations, and the retellings of these famous plays. Included are such classics as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Tempest”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet”, “Macbeth”, “The Merchant of Venice”, and many more. This accessible and engaging introduction to some of the world’s greatest literature is an important addition to any young reader’s growing book collection. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

A 1907 fiction compilation by E. Nesbit with the purpose of amusing little children and narrating Shakespeare's theatricals in a style they can clearly decipher. She encompassed a short life account of William Shakespeare, a verbalized reference to many of the hard-to-pronounce sobriquets and some magnificent aphorisms. These Beautiful Stories of Shakespeare consists of: 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; and All's Well That Ends Well. In the baptismal records of the church of Stratford-upon-Avon, a marketplace in Warwickshire, England, stated, that on April 26, 1564 is the date of baptism of William Shakespeare to his father John Shakspeare. The baptism is recorded in Latin —"Gulielmus filius Johannis Shakspeare." His date of birth has taken place 3 days prior to his baptismal, however, this is yet to be proven. The last name was differently spelled, the playwright himself not often spelled it as stated in his records. The record implies that his last name is spelled as Shakspeare, in many original signatures of the playwright it is spelled as Shakspere, and in the first publication of his books it is written as Shakespeare. Halliwell said that there are not more than 34 ways in which the diverse members of the family of Shakespeare ascribe the appellation, and in the council-book of the corporation of Stratford, where it is presented 166 times through those times when the playwright’s father was municipal official, there are 14 distinct spellings. The contemporary Shakespeare is not listed.

In this book Edith Nesbit has retold twenty of the best-loved and most beautiful stories from Shakespeare. She has presented them in easy-to-understand language so that anyone, whatever their age, can appreciate these wonderful plays. The stories are also illustrated with 77 delightful illustrations. The following plays are retold: 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

William Shakespeare is arguably the most pivotal and widely read figure in the history of English literature. This comprehensive collection highlights some of the bard’s best works, adapted to be more easily read and digestible for children. Featured within are some of the bard’s most famous and compelling works, including: The Comedy of ErrorsHamletMacbethThe Merchant of VeniceOthelloRomeo and JulietThe TempestAnd many more! Paired alongside gorgeous classic illustrations by notable Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children makes a magnificent gift and great addition to any young reader’s budding library.

William Shakespeare is arguably the most pivotal and widely read figure in the history of English literature. This comprehensive collection highlights some of the bard’s best works, adapted to be more easily read and digestible for children. Featured within are some of the bard’s most famous and compelling works, including: The Comedy of ErrorsHamletMacbethThe Merchant of VeniceOthelloRomeo and JulietThe TempestAnd many more! Paired alongside gorgeous classic illustrations by notable Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children makes a magnificent gift and great addition to any young reader’s budding library.

William Shakespeare is arguably the most pivotal and widely read figure in the history of English literature. This comprehensive collection highlights some of the bard’s best works, adapted to be more easily read and digestible for children. Featured within are some of the bard’s most famous and compelling works, including: The Comedy of ErrorsHamletMacbethThe Merchant of VeniceOthelloRomeo and JulietThe TempestAnd many more! Paired alongside gorgeous classic illustrations by notable Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children makes a magnificent gift and great addition to any young reader’s budding library.

William Shakespeare is arguably the most pivotal and widely read figure in the history of English literature. This comprehensive collection highlights some of the bard’s best works, adapted to be more easily read and digestible for children. Featured within are some of the bard’s most famous and compelling works, including: The Comedy of ErrorsHamletMacbethThe Merchant of VeniceOthelloRomeo and JulietThe TempestAnd many more! Paired alongside gorgeous classic illustrations by notable Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children makes a magnificent gift and great addition to any young reader’s budding library.