Famed author E. Nesbit (The Railway Children) brings 20 of Shakespeare's plays to life in language that children can understand. They are entertaining narratives that describe the Bard's main characters and often intricate plots. Each story provides a concise overview for anyone about to experience a Shakespeare play for the first time. Includes:

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• The Tempest
• As You Like It
• The Winter's Tale
• King Lear
• Twelfth Night
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Romeo and Juliet
• Pericles
• Hamlet
• Cymbeline
• Macbeth
• The Comedy of Errors
• The Merchant of Venice
• Timon of Athens
• Othello
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Measure for Measure
• Two Gentlemen of Verona
• All's Well That Ends Well