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Author:

Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924, author.

Title:

Beautiful stories from Shakespeare for children : and "when Shakespeare was a boy" / by E. Nesbit ; and the late Dr. F.J. Furnivall, M.A. ; illustrations by J.H. Bacon, A.R.A., Harold Copping, Arthur A. Dixon ; special illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Edition:

Racehorse for Young Readers edition.

Publisher:

Racehorse for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

162 pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories, English.

Other Authors:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Bacon, J. H. (John Henry), illustrator.
Copping, Harold, 1863-1932, illustrator.
Dixon, Arthur A. (Arthur Augustus), 1872-1959, illustrator.
Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939, illustrator.
Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910, author.

Notes:

"First published in 1918 by Raphael Tuck & Sons" -- Title page verso.

Contents:

The merchant of Venice. F.J. Furnivall -- How the stories were written -- The tempest -- Romeo and Juliet -- A midsummer night's dream -- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -- As you like it -- King Lear -- The taming of the shrew -- Cymbeline -- Twelfth night; or, What you will -- The winter's tale -- Pericles, Prince of Tyre -- The comedy of errors -- Macbeth -- Othello -- The merchant of Venice.

Summary:

Short prose adaptations for children of a selection of Shakespeare's plays.

ISBN:

1631583999
9781631583995

Locations:

YMPD532 -- Monticello Public Library (Monticello)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)