Title: The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare
Description: v. 1. Prolegomena: Advertisement to the present edition, by Boswell. A biographical memoir of Edmond Malone, by Boswell. Pope's preface. Theobald's preface. Sir Thomas Hanmer's preface. Dr. Warburton's preface. Dr. Johnson's preface. Steeven's advertisement, 1766. Capell's introduction. Steeven's advertisement, 1773. Reed's advertisement, 1785. Malone's preface, 1790. Steeven's advertisement, 1793. Reed's advertisement, 1803. Steeven's advertisement, 1803. Preface to Richardson's proposals. Richardson's proposals and supplement. Dr. Farmer on the learning of Shakespeare. Appendix to Colman's translation of Terence. Ancient translations from classical authors. List of detached criticisms on Shakspeare, &c. Shakespeare, Ford and Jonson. Rowe's life of Shakspeare. Additional anecdotes. Commendatory poems on Shakspeare. Essay on phraseology and meter. --
v. 2. Malone's life of Shakspeare, comprehending an essay on the chronological order of his plays. Appendix. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare. Shakspeare's mortgage. Declaration of trust, by Heminge, &c. Shakspeare's will. Extracts from Stratford register. Entries on the stationers' books. List of the early editions of Shakspeare. Dedication of the players, 1623. Preface of the players. Modern editions. Plays ascribed to Shakspeare. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Character of Aubrey, the antiquary. --
v. 3. Malone's history of the stage. Additions from Henslowe's register. Additions by Steevens. Appendix from Malone's papers. Further account of the stage, from Chalmers. Addenda from the same. Markland's dissertation on the Chester mysteries. (cont.) 
v. 4. Two gentlemen of Verona ; Comedy of errors ; Love's labour's lost --
v. 5. Merchant of Venice ; Midsummer-night's dream ; Taming of the shrew --
v. 6. [Romeo and Juliet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362705W/Romeo_and_Juliet); As you like it --
v. 7. [Much Ado About Nothing](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362691W); [Hamlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15203981W/Hamlet) --
v. 8. Merry wives of Windsor ; Troilus and Cressida --
v. 9. Measure for measure ; Othello --
v. 10. King Lear ; All's well that ends well --
v. 11. Twelfth-night ; Macbeth --
v. 12. Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra --
v. 13. Cymbeline ; Timon of Athens --
v. 14. Coriolanus ; Winter's tale --
v. 15. [Tempest](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362699W) ; King John. Essay on The tempest --
v. 16. King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1 --
v. 17. King Henry IV, part 2 ; King Henry V --
v. 18. King Henry VI ; Malone's dissertation. --
v. 19. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII --
v. 20. Venus and Adonis ; Rape of Lucrece ; Sonnets ; Lover's complaint ; Passionate pilgrim ; **Memoirs of Lord Southampton**. --
v. 21. Pericles ; Titus Andronicus. Addenda. Indexes. Errata.
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