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The twentieth century Shakespeare : the Cambridge text from the latest edition / by William Aldis Wright ; with introductions, notes & glossaries to each play by Israel Gollancz, editor of the Temple Shakespeare ; the complete notes, with variorum readings & a general glossary by Alexander Dyce ; a general introduction & life of the poet by W.J. Rolfe, Litt. D. ; and a history of the drama and general criticism by Henry N. Hudson & others.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Wright, William Aldis, 1831-1914.; Gollancz, Israel, 1864-1930.; Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869.; Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910.; Hudson, Henry Norman, 1814-1886.; Clark, William George, 1821-1878.
1900
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Title
The twentieth century Shakespeare : the Cambridge text from the latest edition / by William Aldis Wright ; with introductions, notes & glossaries to each play by Israel Gollancz, editor of the Temple Shakespeare ; the complete notes, with variorum readings & a general glossary by Alexander Dyce ; a general introduction & life of the poet by W.J. Rolfe, Litt. D. ; and a history of the drama and general criticism by Henry N. Hudson & others.
Uniform title
Works. 1900. Historical Publishing Company
Edition
Water-color edition.
Created/published
Philadelphia : The Historical Publishing Company, [1900-1902]
Description
24 v. : ill. ; 23 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Wright, William Aldis, 1831-1914.
Gollancz, Israel, 1864-1930.
Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869.
Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910.
Hudson, Henry Norman, 1814-1886.
Clark, William George, 1821-1878.
Note
George William Clark and William Aldis Wright edited the Cambridge text.

Edition statement from head of title page.

Publication date based on copyright dates: 1900-1902 by Dana Estes & Company.

"Of the water-color edition there are but ten sets made for the world, of which this is set [blank]"--Half-title verso.
Contents
v. 1. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Comedy of errors
v. 2. Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure
v. 3. Midsummer night's dream ; As you like it
v. 4. Love's labour's lost ; Merchant of Venice
v. 5. Much ado about nothing ; Twelfth-night
v. 6. Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well
v. 7. Winter's tale ; Troilus and Cressida
v. 8. King John ; King Richard II
v. 9. King Henry IV, part 1 ; King Henry IV, part 2
v. 10. Henry V ; King Henry VI, part 1
v. 11. King Henry VI, part 2 ; King Henry VI, part 3
v. 12. King Richard III ; King Henry VIII
v. 13. Coriolanus ; Titus Andronicus
v. 14. Romeo and Juliet ; Timon of Athens
v. 15. Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra
v. 16. Macbeth ; Hamlet
v. 17. Othello ; Cymbeline
v. 18. King Lear ; Pericles
v. 19. Poems
v. 20. Two noble kinsmen ; King Edward III
v. 21. Plays ascribed to Shakespeare
v. 22. Life of Shakespeare
v. 23-24. Alexander Dyce's glossary to Shakespeare.
Folger-specific note
Printmakers and/or illustrators named in volume.
Genre/form
Illustrated works.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Call number
PR2755.C5 H3 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Set number '9'. In red goatskin with decorative onlay, doublures, gold spine title; gilt edges.
Folger accession
cs1059, cs1060