The first part of King Henry the Fourth.
By: Edited by M.A. Shaaber.
Contributors: Shaaber, M. A. 1897- ed.
Series: The Pelican Shakespeare,; AB7
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1957
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413 -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: After the murder of Richard II, Henry assumes the throne, and is immediately confronted with rebellion by Owen Glendower, Douglas of Scotland, Northumberland and his son Hotspur. The play also treats the moral development of the king's son Hal (later Henry V) as he appears to waste his youth in London taverns in the company of the irresponsible Sir John Falstaff.