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The complete works of william shakespeare collects all 37 of the immortal bard s comedies, tragedies, and historical plays in a collectible edition. The complete works of william shakespeare reprinted from the first. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. With this beautiful edition, you can enjoy shakespeares enduring literary legacy again and again. The complete works of william shakespeare by william.
Vintage 18991906 12 volume set the works of shakespeare s4b. Shakespeares work includes 154 sonnets and 38 plays. Some editions include several works which were not completely of shakespeares authorship collaborative writings, such as the two noble kinsmen, which was a collaboration with john fletcher. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The complete works of william shakespeare doubleday all the plays and all the poems. The online library of liberty a project of liberty fund, inc. The works of william shakespeare by shakespeare, william.
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The complete works of william shakespeare 1906 hardcover. One of the early editors of shakespeares works, sir thomas hanmer 16771746 was a speaker of the house of commons between the years 1714 and 1715. It is all here in pure text formatted as a single pdffile 3. First hanmer edition, the first largeformat illustrated edition of shakespeare s works. The titles of the characters in the plays are abbreviated. Complete works of william shakespeare 20 volume set. Buy the complete works of william shakespeare book online at best prices in india on. April 23, 1616 was an english poet and playwright and is considered a key member of the english literature canon. William shakespeare, the complete works of william shakespeare part 1 the oxford shakespeare 1916 the online library of liberty this ebook pdf format is published by liberty fund, inc.
Each illustration has a piece of tissue like paper covering it. Adrian harrington began trading in 1971, as part of harrington brothers in the chelsea antiques market on londons fashionable kings road. Antique 1855 complete works of shakspeare illustrated book j4. Complete works william shakespeare 1906 book illustated. He wrote approximately note 1 39 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems. Complete works of shakespeare 1905 edition open library. Shakespeare complete works in antiquarian and collectable books. Milford, oxford university press, 1919, also by william shakespeare page images at hathitrust. Charming set of shakespeares works in 40 miniature books, each measuring approximately 5 x 3,5 cm and cleverly displayed on a custommade miniature shelf which stands 22,5 x 20 x 6,5 cm hxwxd. The most popular set was shakespeares complete works published by. Sam there are many, many editions of shakespeares complete works, and lots of them have line numbers, but some of them dont.
While quarto editions of some of the plays and poems were published during shakespeares lifetime 1564 1616, the first collected plays did not appear until 1623. If you absolutely need an edition that has line numbers then may i suggest the norton edition of. William shakespeare complete works books by david mckay stratford. Plays 37 alls well that ends well antony and cleopatra as you like it comedy of errors coriolanus cymbeline hamlet julius caesar king henry iv. William shakespeare, the complete works of william shakespeare part 1 the oxford shakespeare 1916 the online library of liberty this e book pdf format is published by liberty fund, inc. Complete works of william shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of william shakespeare. From the royal shakespeare company, this stunning new edition of the complete works of shakespeare combines cutting edge scholarship with elegant writing and design.
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