An attempte to rescue that aunciente, English poet, and play-wrighte, Maister Williaume Shakespere; from the maney errours, faulsely charged on him, by certaine new-fangled wittes; and To let him Speak for Himself, as right well he wotteth, when Freede from the many Careless Mistakeings, of The Heedless first Imprinters, of his Workes. By a gentleman formerly of Greys-Inn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holt, John, 18th cent.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94p. )

Other Title:

Attempte to rescue that aunciente,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author, and sold by Messieurs Manby and Cox, on Ludgate-Hill, MDCCXLIX. [1749]

Notes:

A gentleman = John Holt.

Largely a discussion of 'The tempest'.

In this issue the titlepage has "Shakespere" followed by a semicolon and includes a quotation from 'Hamlet'; the verso of the titlepage is blank.

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Six-Pence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T62753.

OCLC:

728374906