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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.

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit

1858 - 1924
British
When Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was in her teens, the family moved to a large house in Kent called Halstead Hall. Although she lived here for only thr... See more
M. Bowley

M. Bowley

1864 - 1960
British
Sophia May Bowley, along with her sister Ada Leonora Bowley, illustrated books for the publisher Raphel Tuck & Sons during the late nineteenth and... See more
Frances Brundage

Frances Brundage

1854 - 1937
American
Frances Isabelle Lockwood Brundage was an artist and illustrator known for her pictures of children for such publishers as Raphael Tuck & Son... See more
J. W. Grey

J. W. Grey

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