Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
E. Nesbit
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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) (5 hr 2 min)
Chapters
| Preface and A Brief Life of Shakespeare | 12:18 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 13:23 | Read by Stuart Bell |
| The Tempest | 11:24 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| As You Like It | 9:20 | Read by Charlene V. Smith |
| The Winter's Tale | 12:16 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| King Lear | 5:58 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| Twelfth Night | 14:00 | Read by Geoff Cowgill |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 19:37 | Read by Ransom |
| Romeo and Juliet | 18:10 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Pericles | 10:16 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| Hamlet | 16:04 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Cymbeline | 11:44 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| Macbeth | 18:04 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| The Comedy of Errors | 15:37 | Read by Nathalie J. |
| The Merchant of Venice | 15:02 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Timon of Athens | 17:38 | Read by Nathalie J. |
| Othello | 21:18 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| The Taming of the Shrew | 11:57 | Read by Nathalie J. |
| Measure for Measure | 18:12 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Two Gentlemen of Verona | 16:26 | Read by Nathalie J. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | 13:33 | Read by JemmaBlythe |
Reviews
Great stories
A LibriVox Listener
Great stories from Shakespeare by different readers, each make us travel and dream along with the characters, their passions, misfortunes and sometimes a happy end. All is well that ends well! Anna - Sao Paulo - Brazil
A LibriVox Listener
I love it even that I didn't get to read most of it