Contains the Chandos portrait, views of the Westminster abbey monument and Stratford bust (the latter altered as in Pope's edition), and an engraving to each play, all by Gravelot after Hayman., Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, who followed Pope's edition of 1723-25., The above title is prefixed to v. 1 only; v. 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear...1743[-44]., and V.2. Comedies: The merchant of Venice. Love’s labour’s lost. As you like it. The taming of the shrew. All’s well that ends well. Twelfth night: of, What you will. The winter’s tale.
Contains the Chandos portrait, views of the Westminster abbey monument and Stratford bust (the latter altered as in Pope's edition), and an engraving to each play, all by Gravelot after Hayman., Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, who followed Pope's edition of 1723-25., The above title is prefixed to v. 1 only; v. 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear...1743[-44]., and V.3. Historical plays: King Lear. King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, pt. I-II. King Henry V.
Contains the Chandos portrait, views of the Westminster abbey monument and Stratford bust (the latter altered as in Pope's edition), and an engraving to each play, all by Gravelot after Hayman., Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, who followed Pope's edition of 1723-25., The above title is prefixed to v. 1 only; v. 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear...1743[-44]., and V.4. Historical plays: King Henry VI, Pt. I-III. King Richard III. King Henry VIII.
Contains the Chandos portrait, views of the Westminster abbey monument and Stratford bust (the latter altered as in Pope's edition), and an engraving to each play, all by Gravelot after Hayman., Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, who followed Pope's edition of 1723-25., The above title is prefixed to v. 1 only; v. 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear...1743[-44]., and V.5. Tragedies: Timon of Athens. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Titus Andronicus. Macbeth.
Contains the Chandos portrait, views of the Westminster abbey monument and Stratford bust (the latter altered as in Pope's edition), and an engraving to each play, all by Gravelot after Hayman., Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, who followed Pope's edition of 1723-25., The above title is prefixed to v. 1 only; v. 2-6 have title: The works of Mr. William Shakespear...1743[-44]., and V.6. Tragedies: Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello. Glossary.
Alabaster, William, 1567-1640 Brooke, Samuel, d. 1631 Hacket, John, 1592-1670 Hawkesworth, Walter, d. 1606
Published / Created:
[16--].
Call Number:
GEN MSS VOL 214
Image Count:
80
Abstract:
Volume containing manuscript transcripts in an unidentified hand of 5 plays written in Latin for performance at Cambridge University in the 17th century. Includes Walter Hawkesworth's Leander and his Labrynthus (printed 1636); John Hacket's Laiola (printed as Loiola, 1648); Samuel Brooke's Scyros; and William Alabaster's Roxana (printed 1632).
Description:
From the library of Shipdham Church in Thetford, Norfolk County, England. and Some pagination is erroneous.
"A key to the Beggar's opera, in a letter to Caleb Danvers," first pub. in the Craftsman, February 17, 1728, is probably D'Anvers (Nicholas Amhurst) himself.--cf. C. E. Pearce, "Polly Peachum" and "The beggar's opera" [1913] p. [164]-178., Dramatis personæ.--Prologue written by Mr. Theobald, spoken by Mr. Keene.--To pretty Miss Polly Peachum, by Peter Padwell [pseud. of C. Bullock]--To my merry friend and brother comedian, Mr. James Spiller, by Christopher Bullock.--A match in Newgate, a comedy.--Epilogue, spoken by Mother Griffin, the bawd.--A key to the Beggar's opera, in a letter to Caleb Danvers, by Phil Harmonicus [pseud.]--To Miss Polly Peachum, a town pastoral, written in imitation of the fourth Eclogue of Virgil, by J. W. of Cheapside, linnen-draper.--Newgate's garland: being a new ballad, shewing how Mr. Jonathan Wild's throat was cut ... by Mr. Blake ... as he stood at his tryal in the Old Bailey, 1725., and First pub. in 1715. An alteration by Christopher Bullock of Betterton's The revenge itself, an alteration of Marston's Dutch courtezan.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Roberts,
Subject (Name):
Amhurst, N. (Nicholas), 1697-1742., Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710. Revenge., Clark, J. (James), active 1722-1735, Fenton, Lavinia,--1708-1760., Gay, John,--1685-1732.--Beggar's opera., and Marston, John, 1575?-1634. Dutch courtezan.
