The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines: In a Series of Tales is a book written by Mary Cowden Clarke and published in 1878. The book is a collection of short stories that explore the childhoods of the heroines in William Shakespeare's plays. Clarke presents a series of tales that provide a backstory for the female characters in Shakespeare's plays, including Juliet, Ophelia, Portia, and Rosalind. Each story is written in a style that reflects the...