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The sullen lovers, or, The impertinents : a comedy (Vol 1)

Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); Molière (1622-1673); Molière (1622-1673); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1668

First edition. Based on Molière's Les fâcheux, and also based in part on his Le misanthrope. "Acted by His Highness the Duke of Yorkes servants." BHL 01 (vol 1): first item in a bound volume o...

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The history of Timon of Athens, the man-hater. As it is acted at the Dukes Theatre. Made into a play· By Tho. Shadwell. Licensed, Feb. 18. 1677/8. Ro. L'Estrange (Vol 2)

Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Butterfield, Sarah; Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1678

An adaptation of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens. Printer's name from Wing CD. In this setting, title date reads "1677/8" and leaf A4v bears "Persons names". Another setting has title date "1678/7" ...

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The history of Don-Quichote. The first parte

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616); Shelton, Thomas; Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

[1620?]

Anonymous. By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Translator's dedication signed: Thomas Shelton. The title page is engraved. Printer's name supplied and publication date conjectured by STC. Signatu...

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The second part of the history of the valorous and witty knight-errant, Don Quixote of the Mançha. VVritten in Spanish by Michael Ceruantes: and now translated into English

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616); Digges, Leonard (1588-1635); Shelton, Thomas; Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1620

Translation attributed to Thomas Shelton. For evidence that Leonard Digges was the translator, see Anthony George Lo Rʹe, "Essays on the periphery of the Quixote", p. 29ff. With an additional title...

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Greenes groatsvvor[th] of witte: bought with a million of repentance : describing the folly of youth, the falshood of make-shift flatterers, the miserie of the negligent, and mischiefes of deceyuing curtezans. Published at his dying request, and, newly corrected, and of many errors purged

Greene, Robert (1558-1592); Chettle, Henry; Hind, John (1596-1606); Heywood, Jasper (1535-1598); Alsop, Bernard; Bell, Henry (1606-1638); Pratt, W; Paine, Cornelius (1809-1890); Jolley, Thomas; Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1617

Signed on G2r: Robert Greene. Partly in verse. Edited by Henry Chettle. Preface and "Greenes Epitaph" signed: "I. H." which has been variously assigned to John Hind and less plausibly to Jasper ...

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Greenes farevvell to follie. : Sent to courtiers and scholers, as a president to warne them from the vaine delights, that drawes youth on to repentance

Greene, Robert (1558?-1592); Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Paine, Cornelius (1809-1890); Dalrymple, Arthur (1868); Utterson, Edward Vernon (1856); Graham, Thomas Douglas Cunningham (1816-1884); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1617

Black letter [i.e. Gothic script]. Running title reads: Greene his farewell to follie. Signatures A-H4, J4-L3. Interspersed with poetry.

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Lady Audley's Secret (vol 3)

Braddon, M E (1835-1915); Lebick, Thomas; Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1862

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Lady Audley's Secret (vol 2)

Braddon, M E (1835-1915); Lebick, Thomas; Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1862

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