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Pericles

From Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, 1907

This reader is adapted from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, first published in 1907. Nesbit retold Shakespeare's late romance Pericles, Prince of Tyre (c. 1607–1608) for young readers of her own era. The play itself draws on ancient sources and explores themes of loss, patience, and restoration. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story is worth a senior reader's time because it examines how identity and family endure across separation, deception, and apparent death, and how recognition and reunion depend on both persistence and grace—a narrative structure found across literature from the Odyssey to modern drama.

Band

Red · Complex language and analysisTypical starting range: ages 15–17

Length

long · about 1386 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare

First published

1907

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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