Beautiful Stories from Shakespear for Children by E.Nesbit, illus. by Arthur Rackham

A handsome gift edition featuring Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors, and many more--illustrated and adapted to be easily read to or enjoyed by children.

 

William Shakespeare is the most widely read figure in the history of literature. His plays are canon, and no man, woman, boy, or girl can be considered properly educated or truly literate without a basic knowledge of his work, particularly his plays--tragedies, comedies, and histories.

 

Featured here are some of the bard's most famous and compelling works, including:

• The Comedy of Errors
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• As You Like It
• The Merchant of Venice
• Othello
• Romeo and Juliet
• The Tempest
• Midsummer Night's Dream
• And many more!

Paired alongside gorgeous classic illustrations by notable Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham, Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children makes a magnificent gift and great addition to any young reader's budding library.

E. Nesbit was a prolific English author, editor, and poet. Throughout her career, she penned or contributed to more than sixty works of fiction, poetry, picture books, and compilations of literature, although her primary success came from her children's books. She died in 1924, possibly due to lung cancer.

 

Arthur Rackham is often considered a primary figure in the Golden Age of book illustration. Born in Lewisham, England, in 1867, Rackham spent the majority of his life dedicated to his career in illustrating. His work has been featured in some of the most desirable editions of classic works, such as Rip Van Winkle, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Gulliver's Travels, Mother Goose, The Wind in the Willows, and many more. He died in 1939 in Limpsfield, Surrey.

Target age: 8 to 14

Racehorse for Young Readers

November 6, 2018

0.9" H x 8.5" L x 6.8" W

192 pages

Hardcover