STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE.
Reading edition
1. As you like it.
2. Much ado about nothing.
3. Macbeth.
4. King John.
5. Merchant of Venice.
6. Taming of the shrew.
7. Julius Caesar.
8. Hamlet.
9. Tempest.
10. Comedy of errors.
11. King Lear.
12. Midsummer night's dream.
13. Coriolanus.
14. Twelfth night.
15. Winter's tale.
16. King Richard III.
Sources for the story teller:
Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare plays; ed. by I. Gollancz. (Temple edition.) Adaptations:
Historical tales from Shakespeare by A.T.Q. Couch.
Contains eight of Shakespeare's historical plays, clearly told; Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, King John, King Richard 2nd, King Henry 4th, King Henry 5th, King Henry 6th, and King Richard 3rd.
The children's Shakespeare; stories from the plays; told and chosen by A.S. Hoffman.
A number of the best known plays retold in prose with the most famous speeches included in the original verse. Contains: As you like it, Julius Caesar, King Henry 5th, King John, King Lear, King Richard 2nd, Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, Midsummer night's dream and Tempest. These are also published separately.
Tales from Shakespeare; by Charles and Mary Lamb.
A well known popular version of twenty of Shakespeare's plays. Tempest, Midsummer night's dream, Winter's tale, Much ado about nothing, As you like it, Two gentlemen of Verona, Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, King Lear, Macbeth, All's well that ends well, Taming of the shrew, Comedy of errors, Measure for measure, Twelfth night, Timon of Athens, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, and Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
The Shakespeare story-book, by Mary Macleod.
Seventeen of Shakespeare's best known plays; Tempest, Two gentlemen of Verona, Much ado about nothing, Midsummer night's dream, Merchant of Venice, As you like it, Taming of the shrew, Twelfth night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Cymbeline, Winter's tale and Comedy of errors. These stories have been told with accuracy and the book has proved popular with children.
Midsummer night's dream; introductory story, decorations and il. by L.F. Perkins.
An adapted version of Midsummer night's dream, with a short introductory story of Shakespeare's time and charming illustrations by the editor.