Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 466 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1430.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
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This edition of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1430, divided into 11 chapters and 466 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare in full?
The complete text of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1430 and divided into 466 sections.
This page carries the whole of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1430, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2328 sentences across 11 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare divided for reading?
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 466 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 11 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Common questions about reading Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare?
Yes. All 2328 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1430 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1430, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare take to read?
About 194 minutes of reading across 466 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare section by section
How to work through Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Words and structures a reader meets early in Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Athens
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Where
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lived
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wicked
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.