viii, 322 pp. Color plates by Henry C. Pitz. Master Skylark: A Story of Shakespeare's Time is a best-selling 1897 children's book by American author John Bennett, about a child growing up in Shakespearean times who is kidnapped for his beautiful singing voice, and ultimately rescued and returned home with the aid of William Shakespeare and other noted figures of the time. The original edition contained illustrations by Reginald Bathurst Birch.
