Six old plays, on which Shakespeare founded his measure for measure, Comedy of errors, Taming the shrew, King John, K. Henry IV. and K. Henry V., King Lear.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Nichols, John, 1745-1826.

Steevens, George, 1736-1800.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor) (Forrest copy)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for S. Leacroft, and sold by J. Nichols [etc.], 1779.

Contents:

v. 1. Promos and Cassandra [by G. Whetstone] Menchmi [by Plautus, tr. by W. Warner] The taming of a shrew. The troublesome reign of K. John, pt. 1.

v. 2. The troublesome reign of K. John [pt. 2] The famous victories of Henry V. The true chronicle history of King Leir, and his three daughters, Gonorill, Ragan, and Cordella.

Notes:

Selected by George Steevens, edited by John Nichols.

Paged continuously.

With reproductions of original title-pages.

Advertisements on p. [vi].

Local Notes:

Furness copy bound in one volume.

Contains:

Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?. Promos and Cassandra.

Plautus, Titus Maccius. Menaechmi.

Taming of a shrew.

Troublesome raigne of John, King of England.

Famous victories of Henry the Fifth.

King Leir.

OCLC:

35593385