Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924 creator Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Stories_from_Shakespeare Release date is 1998-08-01 Produced by Morrie Wilson, James Rose, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Children's literature Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1430 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1430 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133045.0 1430