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    Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
    Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
    Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
    Audiobook5 hours

    Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare

    Written by Edith Nesbit and William Shakespeare

    Narrated by Laurellee Westaway, David Thorn and Bobbie Frohman

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    Edith Nesbit re-tells the stories of William Shakespeare's plays, making them accessible to children, while evoking the drama and excitement of the originals. Included are:

    1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
    2. The Tempest
    3. As You Like It
    4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
    5. The Winter's Tale
    6. King Lear
    7. Twelfth Night
    8. Night Much Ado About Nothing
    9. Romeo and Juliet
    10. Pericles
    11. Hamlet
    12. Cymbeline
    13. Macbeth
    14. The Comedy of Errors
    15. The Merchant of Venice
    16. Timon of Athens
    17. Othello
    18. The Merchant of Venice
    19. The Taming of the Shrew
    20. Measure for Measure
    21. Two Gentleman of Verona
    22. All's Well That Ends Well
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlcazar Audio Works
    Release dateJan 1, 2005
    ISBN9780981538068
    Author

    Edith Nesbit

    Edith Nesbit (Londres, 1858-1924) escritora y poetisa que viajó por Inglaterra, España y Francia. Se casó a los 21 años con el político Hubert Bland, con quien tuvo cinco hijos. Su vida fue una continua lucha contra la rectitud victoriana de la época. Es conocida por sus libros para niños llenos de humor y con un estilo innovador que, en ocasiones, desarrolla las aventuras de los protagonistas en una realidad cotidiana con elementos mágicos.

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    • 4/5
      E. Nesbit has written many children's books. The one I'm most familiar with is The Railway Children. I really like that book and it influenced my decision to purchase this book. In the introduction of Shakespeare's Stories for Young Children, E. Nesbit explains her reasons for writing this book. She explains that her children love Shakespeare's story lines but at the time were too young to enjoy the actual play. So she took some of Shakespeare's most famous plays and summarized them, making it easier for children to understand. Shakespeare's influence is found everywhere and I wanted my children to be familiar with his plays. However Shakespeare didn't write for children and I know mine wouldn't understand the language and would be bored in a matter of pages. E. Nesbit did a great job explaining the stories. My children were able to comprehend the stories with little explanation. Each chapter is a different play and about six pages. She also includes direct quotes from the plays. It's the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for young children.

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