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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

Archive Print Item: English F-40/STE

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Type of record: Book

Title: 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

Other titles: Taming of the shrew; Troublesome raigne of John, King of England; Famous victories of Henry the Fifth; King Lear

Level: Item

Classmark: English F-40/STE

Additional creator(s): Nichols, John (1745-1826) (Other); Steevens, George (1736-1800) (Other); Whetstone, George (1544?-1587?) (Other); Plautus, Titus Maccius (Other); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) (Other)

Related people: Nichols, John; Steevens, George; Whetstone, George; Plautus, Titus Maccius; Shakespeare, William

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

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1779

Language: English

Size and medium: 2 v in 1

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/186101

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991008498089705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

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Selected by George Steevens, edited by John Nichols.


Paged continuously.


With reproductions of original title-pages.


Contents: v. 1. Promos and Cassandra [by G. Whetstone] Menæchmi [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.

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