The Works of Shakespeare

Creator
Knight, Charles, 1791-1873See all items with this value
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616See all items with this value
Title
The Works of Shakespeare
Date
[1875-1880]
Format
leather bindings (bookbindings)
Physical Dimensions
2 v. illus. 38 cm.
Type
Book
Publisher
New York, Virtue & Yorston
Identifier
PR2753 .K7 1875x
Language
English
Tag
What's on the shelf?
Table Of Contents
[v.1] Love's labour's lost. Merry wives of Windsor. Comedy of errors. Taming of the shrew. Midsummer right's dream. Merchant of Venice. All's well that ends well. Much ado about nothing. Twelfth right; or, What you will. As you like it. Measure for measure. Winter's tale. Tempest. King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV pt.1-2. King Henry V. King Henry VI pts. 1-3. Second pt. of the contention of the two famous houses of York & Lancaster. King Richard III -- [v.2] King Henry VIII. Romeo & Juliet Hamlet; Prince of Denmark. Cymbeline. Othello. Timon of Athens. King Lear. Macbeth. Troilus & Cressida -- Coriolanus -- Julius Caesar -- Antony & Cleopatra -- Titus Andronicus -- Pericles -- Two noble kinsman -- Venus & Adonis -- Rape of Lucrece -- Sonnets.
abstract
The Works of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare and Charles Knight is a collection of works by William Shakespeare. This work was not the first edition however; it was made with the idea that it would resemble the look of a bible. Which shows that Charles Knight thought very highly of William Shakespeare. This is on our shelf because It is in very good condition and Shakespeare was a very profound figure in history and he is very well liked.
Archive's Assistant Note: Charles Knight thought Very highly of William Shakespeare and made his works into beautiful editions that many people can witness. I agree with Knight that Shakespere's writing style and works are groundbreaking.
Neighborhood of Virtue & Yorston on 12 Dey Street
The other end of Dey Street from ca. 1930-1950
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Taming of the ShrewTaming of the Shrew

Knight, Charles, 1791-1873 and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, “The Works of Shakespeare”, New York, Virtue & Yorston, [1875-1880], Digital Archival Objects at WestConn, accessed October 9, 2026, https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka-s/s/digital/item/24910