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Cover of Irving's theater souvenir booklet of Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear
Souvenir booklet from the Henry Irving performance of King Lear on Nov. 10, 1892, at London's Lyceum Theatre. Irving performed the role of Lear and Ellen Terry was Cordelia.

Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth
Welsh-born actress Sarah Siddons, nee Kemble, was famous for her portrayals of Shakespeare's tragic women, especially Lady Macbeth. This engraving shows Mrs. Siddons in the role of Lady Macbeth.

Engraving of Mr. Henderson as Falstaff
A sequel to Shakespeare's Henry IV, written by W. Kenrick

Martin Harvey as King Richard III
Colorful print of a knight galloping on horseback with a wild boar running alongside

Title page of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Selections from Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies retold in prose intended for a juvenile audience. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Portrait of Richard III, from Thomas More's The History of King Richard the Third
New edition, revised and corrected; reprint of the original 1557 publication

Cover of "To Be or Not to Be: A Chooseable-Path Adventure"
A "choose-your-own-path" adventure based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. Readers can choose to be Hamlet, Ophelia, or even King Hamlet.

Story of Vortigern used by W. H. Ireland as the basis of his Shakespeare forgery (Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, vol. 1, page 76)
Also known as Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, this detailed history of Britain was published in multiple volumes. The Chronicles were a frequent source for Shakespeare's plays. The pages shown, from volume 1, include an…

Sarah Siddons as Isabella (Measure for Measure)
Welsh-born actress Sarah Siddons, nee Kemble, was famous for her portrayals of Shakespeare's tragic women, especially Lady Macbeth. This engraving shows Mrs. Siddons in the role of Isabella (Measure for Measure).

Hamlet title page (Henley Shakespeare)
Selected illuminated title pages from The Edinburgh Folio Shakespeare. Edited by William E. Henley. Edinburgh, 1901-1904.

Kemble's promptbook notations for the final lines of Measure for Measure
The scanned text from Kemble's promptbook for Shakespeare's Measure for Measure includes his stage directions for the final scene as well as his revised final lines.

Goneril, Lear's eldest daughter: Goneril is the first to tell her father how much she loves him in order to inherit her share of his kingdom.
Text of Shakespeare's King Lear printed in an edition limited to 160 signed and numbered copies. Printed with hand-set type at the Theodore Press on light grey paper hand-made especially for this book by Kate MacGregor and Bernie Vinzani. Claire van…

Title page of The Tempest, an Opera, attributed to David Garrick
An adaptation attributed to David Garrick, as performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. Words only, no music.

Engraving of scene from The Tempest, and title page of Bowdler's The Family Shakspeare
Shakespeare's plays revised by Thomas Bowdler to modify or remove content he thought would be unsuitable for reading in a family setting.

Title page of Shadwell's opera of The Tempest; or The Enchanted Island
The text of Shadwell's opera, no music.
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