The famous and renowned history of the two unfortunate, though noble lovers, Hero and Leander; giving an account of all that happened from the beginning of their loves, till both of them ended their lives in the sea, for love of each other. Their various adventures, and the renowned atchivements of Leander, in his many glorious victorys & successes, till he was forbid access to the fair Hero, by her cruel father, upon his killing his rival in a combat. Also how (she being imprisoned in a tower) he swam over the sea to visit her, & in a boistrous storm was drownded, for the sorrow of which, she leaped into the waves & drownded herself.

All titles

• The famous and renowned history of the two unfortunate, though noble lovers, Hero and Leander; giving an account of all that happened from the beginning of their loves, till both of them ended their lives in the sea, for love of each other. Their various adventures, and the renowned atchivements of Leander, in his many glorious victorys & successes, till he was forbid access to the fair Hero, by her cruel father, upon his killing his rival in a combat. Also how (she being imprisoned in a tower) he swam over the sea to visit her, & in a boistrous storm was drownded, for the sorrow of which, she leaped into the waves & drownded herself.
• Hero and Leander.
• Hero and Leander

People / Organizations

• Alexander Milbourn ("printed by")

Imprint

[London]: printed by A. Milbourn for J. Blare, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, [1690?]

Publication year

1690-1690

ESTC No.

R2009

Grub Street ID

78376

Description

24 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰

Note

"To the reader" signed: J.S., i.e. John Shirley?

Place and conjectured date of publication from Wing CD.