David Bruce: 329 books

I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permission to the country of Finland (and all other countries) to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever. I also give permission to the state of Texas (and all other states) to buy one copy...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of Christopher Marlowe's THE RICH JEW OF MALTA. Reading this retelling first will make reading the original play much easier to understand.

This is an easy-to-read retelling of "Tarlton's Jests, "which tells anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth I's favorite jester. He is thought to have been the Yorick in Hamlet's famous soliloquy. This book contains the original "Tarlton's Jests" in addition to the retelling. How...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "2 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 2." People who read this version first will find it much easier to understand the language of the original play.

I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permission to the country of Finland (and all other countries) to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever. I also give permission to the state of Texas (and all other states) to buy one copy...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "3 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 3." People who read this version first will find it much easier to understand the language of the original play.

This is an easy-to-read retelling of Christopher Marlowe’s last play: "The Massacre at Paris." The full title is "The Massacre at Paris with the Death of the Duke of Guise." This book is about the events leading up to the Saint Bartholomew Day’s Massacre on 24 August 1572....

This is an easy-to-read retelling of George Peele's "THE OLD WIVES' TALE." It is a play within a play. An old wife tells a fairy tale to visitors. As she tells the tale, the characters come to life and act out the fairy tale.

This is an easy-to-read retelling John Ford's comedy (it has a happy ending) THE QUEEN. Alphonso loves a woman not enough; Velasco loves a woman too much. Alphonso will not allow the Queen (his wife) to act like a woman, and Salassa will not allow Velasco to act like a man. According...

I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permission to the country of Finland (and all other countries) to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever. I also give permission to the state of Texas (and all other states) to buy one copy...

This book contains easy-to-read retellings of these 12 comedies by William Shakespeare: All’s Well that Ends Well, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

This book uses a question-and-answer format. It poses, then answers, relevant questions about Homer, background information, and the "Odyssey." This book goes through the "Odyssey" book by book. I recommend that you read the relevant section of the "Odyssey," then read...

I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permission to the country of Finland (and all other countries) to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever. I also give permission to the state of Texas (and all other states) to buy one copy...

This book contains easy-to-read retellings of William Shakespeare's five late romances: Cymbeline Pericles, Prince of Tyre The Tempest The Two Noble Kinsmen The Winter’s Tale Reading these retellings first will help you to read and understand Shakespeare's plays better.