The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author's life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. ...

People / Organizations

• William Shakespeare (Author)

Imprint

London [i.e. Edinburgh?]: sold by A. Manson, R. Dilton, J. Thomson, P. Alnwick W. Nelson, S. Darnton, and H. Gray, [1753?]

Publication year

1753-1753

ESTC No.

T138603

Grub Street ID

186467

Description

8v.,plate ; 12⁰

Note

In fact the dramatic works only.

The imprint is false; possibly printed in Edinburgh.

A careful piracy of the Edinburgh 1753 edition edited by Hugh Blair, with the 'Scots editors preface' left out in vol.1.

'Some account of the life and writings of Mr William Shakespear' is by Nicholas Rowe.