Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
E. Nesbit
Play
Length 5 h 2 min
Chapters 20
First published 1907
Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works. She set about to retell his plays in a language that children would not only understand, but delight in. This is a marvelous introduction to the works of Shakespeare that ALL will enjoy. (Summary by Laura)
Chapters
1
Preface and A Brief Life of Shakespeare Read by Laura Caldwell 12:18
2
The Tempest Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:24
3
As You Like It Read by Charlene V. Smith 9:20
4
The Winter's Tale Read by Elizabeth Klett 12:16
5
King Lear Read by Sibella Denton 5:58
6
Twelfth Night Read by Geoff Cowgill 14:00
7
Much Ado About Nothing Read by Ransom 19:37
8
Romeo and Juliet Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 18:10
9
Pericles Read by Elizabeth Klett 10:16
10
Hamlet Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 16:04
11
Cymbeline Read by Elizabeth Klett 11:44
12
Macbeth Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 18:04
13
The Comedy of Errors Read by Nathalie J. 15:37
14
The Merchant of Venice Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 15:02
15
Timon of Athens Read by Nathalie J. 17:38
16
Othello Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 21:18
17
The Taming of the Shrew Read by Nathalie J. 11:57
18
Measure for Measure Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 18:12
19
Two Gentlemen of Verona Read by Nathalie J. 16:26
20
All's Well That Ends Well Read by JemmaBlythe 13:33
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens mainlesson.com) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
