Title Six old plays, on which Shakspeare founded his Measure for measure, Comedy of errors, Taming the shrew, King John, K. Henry IV, and K. Henry V., King Lear .. / George Steevens, John Nichols, George Whetstone, Titus Maccius Plautus..

Publication Info.

London : Printed for S. Leacroft, and sold by J. Nichols [etc.], 1779.

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Description	1 online resource (271 pages).
Series	Shakespeare's Comedies anthology
	Shakespeare's Comedies anthology.
	BiblioBoard Core module.
Note	Selected by George Steevens; edited by John Nichols.
	Paged continuously.
	With reproductions of original title-pages.
	Volume I
	Original document: Book.
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.
Summary	The first volume of this 1779 collection includes three plays from which Shakespeare's comediesℓMeasure for Measure, Comedy of Errors andℓTaming of the Shrew were believed to be written:ℓPromos and Cassandra,ℓMenaechmi andℓThe Taming of the Shrew respectively.
Note	GMD: electronic resource.
Subject	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources.
Added Author	Nichols, John, 1745-1826.
	Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587? Promos and Cassandra.
	Plautus, Titus Maccius. Menaechmi. English.
	Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
	John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Added Title	Taming of a shrew.
	Troublesome raigne of John, King of England.
	Famous victories of Henry the Fifth.
	King Leir.

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