Modern characters for 1778 by Shakespeare.
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Title
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Modern characters for 1778 by Shakespeare.
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list of authors
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Shakespeare, William
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Publisher
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London : printed, and sold by D. Brown , No. 6, Catherine-Street, Strand
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and by all the bookse
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Date
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1778
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General Notes
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ESTC N5158. Western copy listed. Passages extracted from the works of Shakespeare and applied to contemporary figures, arranged in alphabetical order.Folger notes:
Passages extracted from the works of Shakespeare and applied to contemporary figures, identified by initials. Jaggard tentatively attributes to Sir H.B. and Lady Dudley. The Catalogue of the Dyce Collection suggests Lady Craven, Margravine of Ansbach. Halkett & Laing attributes to Cutts Barton.
The same collection with different arrangement as: Modern characters for 1778.
Jaggard, W. Shakespeare bibliography, p. 562
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Bound in half burgandy goatskin over marbled boards with matching pastedown and gilt foredges.
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list of editors
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Compilation variously attributed to Sir Henry Bate Dudley, Lady Mary Dudley, Elizabeth Berkeley Craven, Cutts Barton.
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Spatial Coverage
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London
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Identifier
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PR2770.D84 1778