Fortunes tennis-ball, or, The most excellent history of Dorastus and Fawnia
Subtitle: rendered in delightfull English verse, and worthy the perusal of all sorts of people
By: by S.S., Gent.
Contributors: Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.; Sheppard, S.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1753:1.
Publisher: Printed by A.M. for J. Deacon ...
Published: 1688
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 24
Other titles: Fortune's tennis ball.; Most excellent history of Dorastus and Fawnia.; Pleasant historie of Dorastus and Fawnia.
Notes: Illustrated t.p.

Imperfect: tightly bound, and with print show-through and loss of text.

A metrical version of Robert Green's novel Pandosto, first published in 1588, and later issued as: The pleasant historie of Dorastus and Fawnia. On this novel Shakespeare based Winter's tale.

Wing (2nd ed.) attributes this work to Samuel Sheppard.

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Wing (2nd ed.) S3165

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1986. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1753:1)