The Birth of Merlin, or, The Childe hath found his Father
Subtitle: as it hath been several times acted with great applause
By: written by William Shakespear, and William Rowley.
Edition: Students' facsimile ed.
Series: Old English drama; Library of English literature -- LEL 40005.
Publisher: Issued for subscribers by John S. Farmer
Published: 1913
Place of publication: [Amersham, England
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Spurious and doubtful works
Other titles: Childe hath found his father
Notes: London: Printed by Tho. Johnson for Francis Kirkman, and Henry Marsh, and are to be sold at the Princes Arms in Chancery-Lane, 1662.

"Kirkman's ascription of 'The birth of Merlin' as in part to Shakespeare is generally regarded as improbable."--Tudor facsimile texts.

Label pasted on front end-paper reads: ... The birth of Merlin, "written by William Shakespeare and William Rowley." Date of writing uncertain, probably c. 1620. Date of this the earliest and only known edition, 1662 [B.M. press-mark C. 34, 1.7] Reproduced in facsimile [Tudor facsimile texts] 1910.

Master microform held by: LrI.

Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1970. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 40005).