Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 753 Lamb, Charles 1775 1834 Lamb, Mary 1764 1847 Lamb, Mary Ann Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) 1868 1938 Lucas, Edward Verrall Lucas, E.V. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by William Flis, Keren Vergon, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3" by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb is a collection of children's stories and verses written in the early 19th century. This volume encompasses various adaptations, primarily abridged retellings of classic tales such as Shakespeare's plays and other stories aimed at young readers, including poetic verses, narratives, and imaginative content designed to engage children's comprehension and love for literature. The beginning of this collection introduces the reader to its format and intent, emphasizing its purpose as an accessible introduction for children to the works of Shakespeare and engaging stories. The volume is curated to ensure that the language is suitable for young minds while retaining the essence of the original stories. The preface outlines how the adaptations are crafted, making them not only enjoyable but instructional, carefully selecting words that are approachable for children. As the opening unfolds, it specifically presents "The Tempest," setting the stage for its magical and complex themes while maintaining a child-friendly approach. Characters such as Prospero, Miranda, and the spirit Ariel are introduced in a way that intrigues young readers, paving the way for an enchanting experience of classic literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's poetry Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 1274412 1274294 2024-10-05T04:01:09.868058 2023-10-05T05:05:33.138933 text/html text/html 1274405 1274287 2024-10-05T04:01:10.314064 2023-10-05T05:05:33.508615 text/html text/html 557777 2024-10-05T04:01:31.077011 application/epub+zip 573775 2024-10-05T04:01:16.775103 application/epub+zip 549832 2024-10-05T04:01:14.070052 application/epub+zip 994237 2024-10-05T04:01:40.285996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909329 2024-10-05T04:01:27.699045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887613 2022-09-05T07:04:55.496524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1175404 1175337 2024-10-05T04:01:09.074130 2023-10-05T05:05:32.523595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1176526 2020-12-19T15:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 441608 2020-12-19T15:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1176619 2020-12-19T15:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 441529 2020-12-19T15:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22673 2024-10-05T04:01:40.436944 application/rdf+xml 17011 2024-10-05T04:01:14.626074 image/jpeg 3851 2024-10-05T04:01:14.348038 image/jpeg 546553 2024-10-05T04:01:10.421072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia