Stratford-on-Avon; from the earliest times to the death of Shakespeare, by Sidney Lee ; with forty-five illus. by Edward Hull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Sidney, Sir, 1859-1926.

Contributor:

Hull, Edward, 1823-1906, ill.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Homes and haunts.

Shakespeare, William.

Stratford-upon-Avon (England).

Genre:

Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1890.

Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1890.

Physical Description:

viii, 304 p. illus., plates, maps. 20 cm.

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

London, Seeley; New York, Macmillan, 1890.

Contents:

Introductory

The origin of the town, and its relations with the See of Worcester

Agricultural life

Mediæval trade, markets, and fairs

John, Robert, and Ralph of Stratford

the Church of the Holy Trinity

The guild

Sir Hugh Clopton's benefactions

The Reformation at Stratford

The growth of self-government

John Shakespeare in municipal office and in trade

The Stratford industries and population

John Shakespeare's first settlement in Stratford; the streets

The construction and furniture of the houses; the gardens

The sanitary condition of the town

Plagues, fires, floods, and famines

Domestic and school discipline

The occupations of Stratford lads

The players at Stratford

Rural sports

Charlecote House; poaching in the park

Indoor amusements

Christenings and marriages

Shakespeare at Stratford in later life

The gunpowder plot; Combe's death; the attempt to enclose the Welcombe fields

Shakespeare's death and his descendants.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in red cloth with text and coat of arms of Stratford-on-Avon in gold on front cover. Text in gold on spine.

Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Received Sep 12 1890."

OCLC:

359081