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Shakespeare's First Reader

- The Paper Trails of Richard Stonley

part of the Material Texts series

About Shakespeare's First Reader

Richard Stonley, the earliest known purchaser of Shakespeare's first publication, Venus and Adonis, has hitherto been the merest of footnotes in literary history. Through a combination of book history and biography, Shakespeare's First Reader tells a compelling story of how one early modern gentleman lived in and through his library.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812251456
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 277
  • Published:
  • October 17, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 238x162x32 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 680 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 31, 2025

Description of Shakespeare's First Reader

Richard Stonley, the earliest known purchaser of Shakespeare's first publication, Venus and Adonis, has hitherto been the merest of footnotes in literary history. Through a combination of book history and biography, Shakespeare's First Reader tells a compelling story of how one early modern gentleman lived in and through his library.

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