Title: Twenty Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Title Record # 197089
Authors: E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare
Date: 1907-00-00
Type: COLLECTION [juvenile]
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Authors: E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare
Date: 1907-00-00
Type: COLLECTION [juvenile]
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Text of "Romeo and Juliet" is identical in 1900 The Children's Shakespeare, 1907 Twenty Beautiful Stories, and 2006 Shakespeare's Stories (stated reprint of the former)
--viewed as e-copy at HathiTrust (2) and "Look Inside!" at Amazon
20 plays retold in 1907 ed., evidently
12 plays abridged in 2006 Dover ed. (listed in database Notes)
11 plays retold in 1938 The Children's Shakespeare (listed Kirkus Reviews 1938-08-01, 11 of those 12; recommended "particularly for younger children")
Synopsis: Publisher's description: 12 of the Bard's most famous plays, delightfully adapted for young readers by a noted author of children's books, are filled with stories about kings, queens, ghosts, and witches. Brimming with tragedy, humor, and moral lessons, and told with wit and grace, the tales include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, As You Like It, and 7 others.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Twenty Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare: A Home Study Course; Being a Choice Collection from the World's Greatest Classic Writer, Wm. Shakespeare | 1907-00-00 | E. Nesbit, William Shakespeare | Hertel, Jenkins & Co. | 317 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Max Bihn | |||
| Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare | 1998-08-01 | E. Nesbit, William Shakespeare | Project Gutenberg | 1430 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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| Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers | 2006-03-03 | E. Nesbit, William Shakespeare | Dover Publications (Dover Children's Classics) | 0-486-44762-6 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
80 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Charles Folkard | |
| Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare | 2006-09-01 | E. Nesbit, William Shakespeare | Aegypan | 1-59818-968-9 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
220 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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