Seventeen of Shakespeare’s best known plays; Tempest, Two gentlemen of Verona, Much ado about nothing, Midsummer night’s dream, Merchant of Venice, As you like it, Taming of the shrew, Twelfth night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Cymbeline, Winter’s tale and Comedy of errors.  These stories have been told with accuracy and the book has proved popular with children.

  Midsummer night’s dream; introductory story,
  decorations and il. by L.F.  Perkins.

    An adapted version of Midsummer night’s dream, with a short
    introductory story of Shakespeare’s time and charming
    illustrations by the editor.

STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT.

1.  The Creation. 
      The Garden of Eden.

2.  The story of Noah.

    The building of the Ark—­The flood—­The message of the
    dove—­The bow in the clouds.

3.  The story of Abraham.

    God’s promise—­Toward the land of Canaan—­Isaac’s
    birth—­Abraham offers up Isaac to God—­Isaac and
    Rebecca—­Jacob and Esau—­Jacob’s dream—­Jacob and Rachel.

4.  The story of Joseph.

Joseph and his brothers—­The coat of many colors—­In the land of Egypt—­Pharaoh’s dream—­The famine—­The brothers go down to buy corn—­Their second journey—­The cup—­Joseph makes himself known to his brothers—­Jacob finds his sons—­Jacob’s blessing.

5.  The story of Moses and the Children of Israel.

The Israelites in bondage—­The child in the bulrushes—­The burning bush—­Bricks without straw—­The miracle—­The ten plagues—­The flight from Egypt—­Across the Red Sea—­Through the wilderness—­The ten commandments—­The worship of the Golden Calf—­The building of the tabernacle—­Balaam and the ass—­Moses’ death—­Joshua leads them into the promised land.

6.  The story of Gideon. 
      The story of Samson.

7.  David, the Shepherd King.

Saul disobeys God and David is made king—­David plays the harp before Saul—­David kills the giant, Goliath—­Saul seeks to kill David—­The Love of Jonathan and David—­David spares Saul’s life—­The battle of Gilboa—­David’s lament—­The twenty-third psalm.

8.  The story of Solomon.

    Solomon’s choice—­He sits in wise judgment between two
    women—­The building of the temple—­The visit of the Queen of
    Sheba—­Some of the proverbs of Solomon.

9.  The story of Ruth. 
      The story of Esther.

10.  Little Samuel. 
       Daniel, the fearless.

Sources for the story teller:

  Bible text: 
    Douay version. 
    King James version.

  Josephus, Flavius.  Our young folks Josephus.

A simplification of the Jewish history of Josephus.  Contains:  Story of Abraham—­Story of Joseph—­Story of Moses—­Stories of Gideon and Samson—­Story of David—­Story of Solomon—­Stories of Ruth and Esther.

Adaptations of the Bible text: