Twenty Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
| First published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hertel, Jenkins & Co. |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Max Bihn |
| Pages | 317 |
Notes
Text of "Romeo and Juliet" is identical in 1900 The Children's Shakespeare, 1907 Twenty Beautiful Stories, and 2006 Shakespeare's Stories (stated reprint of the former)
--viewed as e-copy at HathiTrust (2) and "Look Inside!" at Amazon
20 plays retold in 1907 ed., evidently
12 plays abridged in 2006 Dover ed. (listed in database Notes)
11 plays retold in 1938 The Children's Shakespeare (listed Kirkus Reviews 1938-08-01, 11 of those 12; recommended "particularly for younger children")
Unknown source for cover art
Edited by E(dward) T(homas) Roe, born 1847, {{LCCN|n83-230843}}
HathiTrust Digital Library provides full view of 1 copy without original cover
-- Preface, p3-5, signed "E. T. R."
-- A Brief Life of Shakespeare, 7-12, unsigned
-- Contents, p13-14, lists those two and 20 plays and two closing items
-- Illustrations, 15-17
-- List of Four-Color Plates, p18 (8)
-- stories span p19-285