The First Part of Henry the Fourth: The Players' Text of 1598, With the Heminges and Condell Text of 1623 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Shakespeare's contemporaries were not slow to recognize the greatness of this drama. As previ ously stated, it was an unbounded success, both as an acted,1 and as a printed play. Its phrases became household words,2 its characters became classic. No less than eight Quarto editions of the First Part were issued. Six were published previous to the Folio, viz., I 598 3 (the Quarto here reproduced), 1604.

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