Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
No. of pages 240
Published: 2017
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"Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" by E. Nesbit offers a delightful retelling of some of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, catering to younger readers. This book simplifies the language and themes of classic works such as "Romeo and Juliet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "The Tempest," transforming them into engaging narratives filled with adventure, love, and enchantment. Nesbit’s storytelling captures the spirit of Shakespeare’s original tales while making them accessible and enjoyable for children, igniting their imagination and appreciation for the Bard’s timeless themes and characters. It's a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare's world for young audiences. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Classics With Ruskin .
This book is aimed at children in 12th grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.
There are 240 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2017 by Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited .
Born in Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, New Delhi and Simla. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas (including Vagrants in the Valley and A Flight of Pigeons) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family. Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet who published over 60 books of fiction for children under her pen name E. Nesbit.
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