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The works of Shakespeare : in ten volumes

Print Book, English, 1767
Printed by Martin & Wotherspoon, Edinburgh, 1767
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10 volumes ; 17 cm
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V. 1. Mr Pope's preface. Some account of the life, &c. of Mr William Shakespeare, written by Mr. Rowe. ["Instrument", regarding Shakespeare's coat of arms]. Shakespeare's will. To the memory of my beloved the author ... [signed Ben. Johnson [sic]]. The tempest. A midsummer-night's dream. The two gentlemen of Verona. Measure for measure
v. 2. The merchant of Venice. As you like it. Love's labour's lost. The winter's tale
v. 3. Twelfth-night; or, What you will. The merry wives of Windsor. The taming of the shrew. The comedy of errors
v. 4. Much ado about nothing. All's well that ends well. The life and death of King John. The life and death of King Richard II
v. 5. The first part of King Henry IV. The second part of King Henry IV. The life of King Henry V
v. 6. The first part of King Henry VI. The second part of King Henry VI. The third part of King Henry VI. The life and death of Richard III
v. 7. The life of King Henry VIII. (Cont.) The life and death of King Lear. Timon of Athens
v. 8. Titus Andronicus. The tragedy of Macbeth. Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Julius Cæsar
v. 9. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Troilus and Cressida
v. 10. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet, prince of Denmark. Othello, the Moor of Venice. A list of the various editions of Shakespeare's plays
Each vol. has special title page
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