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Modern characters for 1778 / by Shakespear.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Dudley, H. Bate (Henry Bate), Sir, 1745-1824, attributed name.; Dudley, Mary, 1750-1823, attributed name.; Craven, Elizabeth, 1750-1828, attributed name.; Barton, Cutts, -1780, attributed name.
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Title
Modern characters for 1778 / by Shakespear.
Uniform title
Works. Selections. 1778
Running title
Modern characters by Shakespear
Created/published
London : Printed and sold by D. Brown, no. 6 Catherine-Street, Strand, 1778.
Description
81, [1] p. ; 17 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Dudley, H. Bate (Henry Bate), Sir, 1745-1824, attributed name.
Dudley, Mary, 1750-1823, attributed name.
Craven, Elizabeth, 1750-1828, attributed name.
Barton, Cutts, -1780, attributed name.
Note
Passages extracted from the plays of Shakespeare and applied to contemporary figures identified by initials. Jaggard tentatively attributes to Sir H.B. and Lady Dudley. The Catalogue of the Dyce Collection suggests Lady Craven, Margravine of Ansbach. Halkett & Laing attributes to Cutts Barton.

Same collection with different arrangement as: Modern characters from Shakespear : alphabetically arranged.

"Price one shilling"--Half-title.

Signatures: [A]⁶ B-F⁶ G⁶(-G6).
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), N5158
Genre/form
Satires.
Insertions (Provenance)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
PR2770 .M6 1778 item 1 Cage
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: wanting half-title. Painting of "Farmer George and his wife"--depicting George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz--mounted as frontispiece. Bound with Modern characters from Shakespeare. A new edition. London : Printed for E. Johnson [et al.] In half goatskin with green cloth boards and spine titling.
Folger accession
cs136

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