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- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Tempest — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 2 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 4 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Measure for Measure — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Merry Wives of Windsor — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Two Gentlemen of Verona — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- King Henry IV, Part 1 — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Comedy of Errors — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 1 of 9] — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Henri IV (1re partie) (French) — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- König Heinrich der vierte. Der Erste Theil (German) — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Koning Hendrik de Vierde (Dutch) — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Kuningas Henrik Neljäs I (Finnish) — William Shakespeare Read / download (public domain) Project Gutenberg [Public Domain] [epub · text]
- Henry IV, part 2 (1999) — William Shakespeare Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The pocket companion to Shakespeare's plays (2005) — Trewin, J. C. (John Courtenay), 1908-1990 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of Mr. William Shakespear; in six volumes. Adorned with cuts. : Revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author. By N. Rowe, Esq (1709) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of William Shakespeare (1891) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The second part of "King" Henry IV (1988) — William Shakespeare Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of Shakespear in nine volumes : with a glossary : carefully printed from the Oxford edition in quarto, 1744 (1747) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, author of introduction, Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, author of introduction, Birt, Samuel, -1755, bookseller, Longman, Thomas, 1699-1755, bookseller, Shewell, Thomas, active 1744-1748, bookseller, Lintot, Henry, 1703-1758, bookseller, Hitch, Charles, -1764, bookseller, Brindley, John, -1758, bookseller, Draper, Somerset, bookseller, Wellington, Richard, bookseller, New, E., active 18th century, bookseller, Dodd, Benjamin, -1765, bookseller, Hanmer, Thomas, Sir, 1677-1746, editor, Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner, John and Paul Knapton (Firm), publisher, J. and R. Tonson, publisher, Clarke & Bedford, binder Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of Shakespear in eight volumes : the genuine text (collated with all the former editions, and then corrected and emended) is here settled, being restored from the blunders of the first editors, and the interpolations of the two last : with a comment and notes, critical and explanatory (1747) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Warburton, William, 1698-1779, editor, Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, author of introduction, editor, Birt, Samuel, -1755, bookseller, Longman, Thomas, 1699-1755, bookseller, Shewell, Thomas, active 1744-1748, bookseller, Lintot, Henry, 1703-1758, bookseller, Hitch, Charles, -1764, bookseller, Brindley, John, -1758, bookseller, Draper, Somerset, bookseller, Wellington, Richard, bookseller, New, E., active 18th century bookseller, Dodd, Benjamin, -1765, bookseller, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, engraver, Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner, J. and R. Tonson, bookseller, John and Paul Knapton (Firm), bookseller Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of Shakespeare: : in seven volumes. (1733) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744, editor, Way, Benjamin, former owner, Jolley, Thomas, former owner Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Studies of a biographer (1898) — Stephen, Leslie, Sir, 1832-1904 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : illustrated : embracing a life of the poet, and notes, original and selected (1850) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Falstaff's wedding, a comedy. Being a sequel to the second part of the play of King Henry the Fourth. Written in imitation of Shakespeare, by Mr. Kenrick (1760) — Kenrick, W. (William), 1725?-1779 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Dramatic miscellanies : consisting of critical observations on several plays of Shakspeare ; with a review of his principal characters, and those of various eminent writers, as represented by Mr. Garrick, and other celebrated comedians ; with anecdotes of dramatic poets, actors, &c. (1785) — Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, with a glossary, and notes, and a sketch of the life of Shakspeare (1841) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Steevens, George, 1736-1800 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Henry IV, part 2 : notes (1981) — Jardine, Michael Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of Shakespeare : with many illustrations, antiquarian and topographical (1899) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Shakespeare's Festive Comedy : a Study of Dramatic Form and Its Relation to Social Custom (2012) — Barber, C. L. (Cesar Lombardi), author Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Four great histories (2006) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- The works of Shakespeare : in eight volumes : collated with the oldest copies, and corrected, with notes, explanatory and critical (1740) — Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744, editor, Lintot, Henry, 1703-1758, bookseller, Hitch, Charles, -1764, bookseller, Corbet, Charles, Sir, 1734-1808, bookseller, Brindley, John, -1758, bookseller, New, E., active 18th century, bookseller, Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, engraver, Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773, artist, engraver, Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner, J. and R. Tonson, bookseller, R. and B. Wellington (London, England), bookseller Read at the Internet Archive Internet Archive [Internet Archive — see item page]
- Henry IV, Part 1 (1598) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Romeo and Juliet (1597) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Hamlet (1603) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Macbeth (1508) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Henry VI, Part 2 (1600) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Henry VI, Part 3 (1600) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1600) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- King Lear (1608) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Henry VI, Part 1 (1735) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Sonnets (1609) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets] (1730) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Plays (King Henry IV. Part 1 / King Henry IV. Part 2) (1845) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- King Henry VIII (1670) — William Shakespeare, John Fletcher Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- All's Well That Ends Well (1734) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Plays (King Henry VI. Part 1 / King Henry VI. Part 2 / King Henry VI. Part 3) (1777) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Richard III (1597) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- King Richard II (1597) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Plays (36) (1623) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Coriolanus (1734) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
- Cymbeline (1734) — William Shakespeare Details at Open Library Open Library [metadata only — rights vary, see Open Library]
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