Research Catalog

Title

The plays of William Shakespeare / edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; illustrated by H.C. Selous.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Publication

London ; Paris ; New York : Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1874-1878]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.
• Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.
• Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890.
• Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892.
• Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-1928.
• Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott), 1857-1936.
• Ralston, John McL.
• Hopkins, Arthur, 1848-1930.
• Wentworth, Frederick.
• Pearson, George, active approximately 1860.
• Marriott, R. S.
• Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897.
• Linton, Henry Duff, 1815-1899.
• Quartley, J.
• Robinson, Thomas, engraver.
• Goldberg, Georg, 1830-1894.
• Greatbach, G. (George)
• Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876.

Description

3 v. : ill., facsim., ports.; 32 cm.

Uniform Title

Plays

Alternative Title

• Plays
• Plays of Shakespeare
• Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare
• Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare.

Genre/Form

Expurgated editions.

Note

• Added engraved general t.p. in v. [1].
• Half title: The plays of Shakespeare.
• First work in v. [1] has illustrated t.p.: Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare : The tempest.
• Expurgated; cf. Preface.
• "We have also omitted Titus Andronicus ... not only on account of its grossness, but because of our strong conviction that it is not [Shakespeare's] writing"--Pref.
• Originally published: Cassell's illustrated Shakespeare : the plays of Shakespeare. London : Cassell, Petter and Galpin, [1864-1868]. Cf. Jaggard, p. 538; Oxford DNB (under Clarke, Charles Cowden); BL cat.
• Dates of publication from Jaggard and BLC.
• Vol. [1]: [7], 712 p., [23] leaves of plates; v. [2]: [7], 596 p., [21] leaves of plates; v. [3]: xliv, 775, 52 p., [26] leaves of plates.
• Illustrations: Ca. 600 full-page and smaller wood engravings by F. Wentworth, G. Pearson, R.S. Marriott, W.J. Linton, H. Linton and others, after Selous; 38 full-page engravings by G. Goldberg, G. Greatbach, C. Mottram and others, after J.D. Watson, Frank Dicksee and others; 32 full-page wood engravings by J. Quartley, T. Robinson and others, after H.M. Paget, J. McL. Ralston, A. Hopkins, Dicksee and others.
• "The first volume of this edition of Shakespeare consists of the comedies; the historical plays occupy the second; and the third contains the tragedies, together with the editor's preface and the life of Shakespeare"--"Announcement," v. [1], prelim. p. [5].
• Vol. 3 contains the editors' preface (p. [vii]-xiii) and "The story of Shakespeare's life" and "Shakespeare's will" (p. [xv]-xliv).
• "Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare" (52 p. at end of v. [3]) has special t.p.

Indexed In (note)

• Jaggard, W. Shakespeare
• BLC (WWW)

Contents

[1] The comedies -- [2] The historical plays -- [3] The tragedies.

Call Number

*NCM+ (Clarke) (Shakespeare, W. Collected works. [187-?] Plays of William Shakespeare)

OCLC

4370395

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Title

The plays of William Shakespeare / edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; illustrated by H.C. Selous.

Imprint

London ; Paris ; New York : Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1874-1878]

Indexed In:

Jaggard, W. Shakespeare, p. 542

BLC (WWW) 003350046

Added Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Poems.

Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.

Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898.

Selous, Henry Courtney, 1803-1890. Illustrator

Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892. Illustrator

Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-1928. Illustrator

Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott), 1857-1936. Illustrator

Ralston, John McL. Illustrator

Hopkins, Arthur, 1848-1930. Illustrator

Wentworth, Frederick. Wood engraver

Pearson, George, active approximately 1860. Wood engraver

Marriott, R. S. Wood engraver

Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897. Wood engraver

Linton, Henry Duff, 1815-1899. Wood engraver

Quartley, J. Wood engraver

Robinson, Thomas, engraver. Wood engraver

Goldberg, Georg, 1830-1894. Engraver

Greatbach, G. (George) Engraver

Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876. Engraver

Added Title

Sonnets and poems of William Shakespeare.

Research Call Number

*NCM+ (Clarke) (Shakespeare, W. Collected works. [187-?] Plays of William Shakespeare)