Shakespeare jest-books
Subtitle: reprints of the early and very rare jest-books supposed to have been used by Shakespeare.
By: Edited, with introd. and notes, by W. Carew Hazlitt.
Contributors: Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913, ed.
Series: Burt Franklin research and source works series ;; no. 50; Burt Franklin research & source works series ;; no. 50.
Publisher: B. Franklin
Published: 1964
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources.; Jestbooks, English -- Facsimiles.
Other titles: Old English jestbooks.
Notes: Half title: Old English jest-books.
Reprint of the 1864 ed., London.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. A hundred mery talys, from the only known copy. Mery tales and quicke answeres, from the rare edition of 1567.; title: v. 2. Merie tales of Skelton. Jests of Scogin. Sackfull of newes. Tarlton's jests. Merrie conceited jests of George Peele, Jacke of Dover.; title: v. 3. Merie tales of the mad men of Gotham. XII mery jests of the Wydow Edyth. Pasquils jests with Mother Bunches merriments. The pleasant conceits of old Hobson. Certayne conceyts and jeasts. Taylors wit and mirth. Conceits, clinches, flashes and whimzies.