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Nick Hern Books

Shakespeare & Contemporaries

This section contains plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. See also Shakespeare books and the Shakespeare Folios series.

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Richard II

Richard II

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

The Wise Woman of Hoxton

The Wise Woman of Hoxton

By Thomas Heywood

A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.

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King Lear

King Lear

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the authoritative and accessible Shakespeare Folios series.

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Henry IV Part I

Henry IV Part I

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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Henry IV Part II

Henry IV Part II

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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The Noble Spanish Soldier

The Noble Spanish Soldier

By Thomas Dekker

A revenge tragedy set in the Spanish court, filled with powerful dramatic moments of violence, pathos, satire and humour. Part of the Globe Quartos series, co-published with Shakespeare's Globe.

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Queen Margaret

Queen Margaret

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare

Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

Player Kings

Player Kings

Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

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Cardenio

Cardenio

Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined

By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Edited by Gregory Doran and Antonio Alamo

Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.

A Mad World, My Masters

A Mad World, My Masters

By Thomas Middleton

A masterly satire of London society at the turn of the 17th century, abounding with Middleton's craft and wit.

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The Custom of the Country

The Custom of the Country

By John Fletcher and Philip Massinger

A 17th-century play tracing the fortunes of two brothers shipwrecked in a foreign land.

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The Merry Devil of Edmonton

The Merry Devil of Edmonton

By Anonymous

A popular comedy from the early-17th century, combining romance, magic, deer poaching and abduction from a nunnery. Part of the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

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The Island Princess

The Island Princess

By John Fletcher

A lyrical and poetic Discovery Play about Princess Quisara of the Indonesian island of Tidore, who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.

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