Project Gutenberg 2015-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 156 Macleod, Mary 1859 1914 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Lee, Sidney, Sir 1859 1926 Lee, Sidney Lazarus, Sir Levi, Solomon Lazarus Lee, Sidney L. (Sidney Lazarus), Sir Browne, Gordon 1858 1932 Browne, Gordon Frederick The Shakespeare Story-Book Produced by David Edwards, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Shakespeare Story-Book" by Mary Macleod is a collection of retellings of Shakespeare's plays designed for young readers written in the late 19th century. This work aims to simplify the plots of Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies, making them accessible and enjoyable for a younger audience, echoing efforts similar to those of Charles and Mary Lamb in their "Tales from Shakespeare." The narratives feature major characters from Shakespeare’s works, including Prospero, Miranda, and Ferdinand, among others. The opening of the story introduces the reader to the world of "The Tempest," starting with the lonely island where Prospero, the magician and rightful Duke of Milan, lives with his daughter Miranda and two spirits, Ariel and Caliban. As a storm unleashes its fury upon the sea, Prospero reveals to Miranda the backstory of their exile from Milan and the plot to reclaim his dukedom. He conjures a tempest to bring his enemies close, with Ariel executing his magical commands to ensure the safety of those involved. In this captivating beginning, the foundations are laid for themes of magic, revenge, and love that unfold throughout the tale, setting an engaging tone for young readers to immerse themselves in the enchanting world of Shakespeare's storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Adaptations PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 755059 755280 2024-09-20T12:46:08.139222 2023-09-21T09:14:37.199218 text/html text/html 764336 2015-06-06T09:07:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 4886714 2015-06-06T09:07:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4504812 2024-09-20T12:46:20.989175 application/epub+zip 4505382 2024-09-20T12:46:10.503176 application/epub+zip 367263 2024-09-20T12:46:09.350176 application/epub+zip 4691555 2024-09-20T12:46:27.912094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4418705 2024-09-20T12:46:19.651255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526374 2022-09-22T09:36:52.146778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666910 666705 2024-09-20T12:46:05.404206 2023-09-21T09:14:32.990161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 666841 2015-06-06T09:07:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 248468 2015-06-06T09:07:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20158 2024-09-20T12:46:28.080066 application/rdf+xml 32215 2024-09-20T12:46:09.476178 image/jpeg 4357 2024-09-20T12:46:09.414164 image/jpeg 5426605 2024-09-20T12:46:08.444259 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