Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare vs Romeo and Juliet, 1750: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Textbooks for foreign speakers, Shakespeare, English language, Adaptations, Drama, Fiction

Cover of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Edith Nesbit · 1907 ★★★★☆ 4.1 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Romeo and Juliet, 1750

Romeo and Juliet, 1750 William Shakespeare · 1750 ★★★★☆ 4.0 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is the easier read (Moderate), Romeo and Juliet, 1750 more demanding (Demanding).

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