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Shakespeare - The Birmingham Shakespeare Collection - 16th - 21st Century
1 - English Works
0 - Reference works
1 - Collected editions of the works
2 - Selections of the works
251 - Collections of less than ten of the plays
261 - Collected editions of Comedies
271 - Collected editions of the History Plays
281 - Collected editions of the tragedies
291 - Collections for Children, or for use in schools, the simplified shakespeare
1822 16273 - The school-Shakspeare, or, Plays and scenes from Shakespeare / illustrated ... with ... notes selected from the best annotators, by ... J.R. Pitman. - 1822
1822 50531 - Shakespearean breviates : an adjustment of twenty-four of the longer plays ... - 1882
1836 45500 - Select plays from Shakspeare for the use of schools, with notes / [edited by E. Slater]. - 1836
1836 226896 - As you like it. - 1909
1841 478047 - Shakspearian readings. - 1841
1846 Q 234830 - The English reader, vol. 2. - 1846
1848 16409 - Readings from the plays of Shakspeare ... - 1848
1851 16289 - Student's and school Shakspeare with glossarial notes / selected by J.R. Pitman. - 1851
1851 16289 - The students and school-Shakspeare / by J.R. Pitman. - 1851
1851 353488 - Historico-Shakesperian readings from the chronicle and Roman plays ... - 1851
1860 33142 - Selections from the plays of Shakespeare : as arranged for representation at the Princess's theatre, and especially adapted for schools, private families, and young people / by Charles Kean. - 1860
1863 404417 - Shakespeare's plays / abridged and revised for the use of girls, by Rosa Baughan. Book 1, containing the tragedies and historical plays. - 1863
1867 24163 - The Prince's Shakespere expurgated and annotated for families and schools / by D. Mathias. - 1867
1871 57161 - Shakespeare's plays : abridged and revised for the use of girls / by Rosa Baughan. - 1871
1871 79919 - The Shakespeare reader. - 1871
1873 190254 - The Shakespeare reader. Vol. 1. - 1873
1879 364782 - Charles Kemble's Shakspere readings : the selected plays read by him in public / edited by R.J. Lane. - 1879
1880 66798 - The Shakespeare reader. - 1880
1881 83455 - The Shakespeare reading book : being 17 of Shakespeare's plays abridged for the use of schools ... - 1881
1881 366992 - Shakespeare : selected plays abridged for the young / by S. Brandram. - 1881
1882 52083 - Shakespeare : selected plays abridged for the young / by S. Brandram. - 1882
1883 372925 - The Shakspere reading book : a selection of Shakspere's plays abridged for schools and public readings ... / by H.C. Bowen. 3rd series. - 1883
1883 411892 - Shakespeare and Milton reader : scenes and extracts from the writings of Shakespeare and Milton with explanations and notes, etc. - 1883
1891 114480 - Great speeches from Shakespeare's plays with notes, etc. / edited by Dalgleish. - 1891
1892 376245 - Shakespeare : selected plays abridged for the young / by S. Brandram. - 1892
1894 122934 - Shakespeare for recitation for the use of schools / with an introduction by E.A. Abbott. - 1894
1895 131676 - Bell's reader's Shakespeare / ed. by D.C. Bell. - 1895-1897
1904 210796 - Shakespeare for recitation, selected scenes and passages,. - 1904
1906 193451 - Scenes from old playbooks : arranged as an introduction to Shakespeare / by Percy Simpson. - 1906
1907 198640 - As you like it. - 1907
1907 198640 - The greater plays of Shakespeare. - 1907-1925
1907 198641 - Coriolanus. - 1907
1907 198643 - Henry V. - 1907
1907 198645 - Macbeth. - 1907
1907 198646 - Merchant of Venice. - 1907
1907 198647 - Midsummer night's dream. - 1907
1907 198648 - Richard III. - 1907
1907 198649 - The tempest. - 1907
1907 214256 - King Lear. - 1909
1907 214257 - Twelfth night. - 1909
1907 214258 - Henry VIII. - 1909
1907 214260 - Richard II. - 1909
1907 258492 - Henry IV. First part. - 1914
1907 327322 - The taming of the shrew. - c 1925
1908 205811 - Longman's school Shakespeare : twelve plays / ed. by A.V. Houghton. - 1908
1908 208504 - Introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies. - 1908
1910 226072 - As you like it : scenes from the plays, with readings from Lamb's tales. - 1910
1910 226072 - The children's Shakespeare : scenes from the plays with introductory readings from Charles & Mary Lamb's 'Tales from Shakespeare'. - 1910-1932
1910 226073 - King Lear : scenes from the plays, with readings from Lamb's tales. - 1910
1910 226074 - Macbeth : scenes from the plays, with readings from Lamb's tales. - 1910
1910 226075 - Merchant of Venice : scenes from the plays, with readings from Lamb's tales. - 1910
1910 226076 - Midsummer night's dream : scenes from the plays, with readings from Lamb's tales. - 1910
1910 226077 - The tempest : scenes from the plays, with readings from Lamb's tales. - 1910
1910 249614 - Henry V : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings. - 1914
1910 343729 - The taming of the shrew : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings / illustrated by J. MacFarlane. - 1927
1910 343730 - Twelfth night : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings / illustrated by J. MacFarlane. - 1927
1910 343731 - The winter's tale : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings / illustrated by J. MacFarlane. - 1927
1910 343732 - Hamlet, Prince of Denmark : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings / illustrated by J. MacFarlane. - 1927
1910 393948 - Romeo and Juliet : scenes from the plays / with introductory readings from Charles and Mary Lamb's "Tales from Shakespeare" ; illustrations [by J. Macfarlane]. - 1932
1910 393949 - Much ado about nothing : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings from Charles and Mary Lamb's "Tales from Shakespeare" / illustrations [by J. Macfarlane]. - 1932
1910 414245 - As you like it. - c 1920
1910 414246 - Macbeth. - c 1920
1910 420065 - Much ado about nothing. - 1931
1910 437825 - Romeo and Juliet. - 1935
1910 455644 - Richard II. - c 1920
1910 459805 - Macbeth. - c 1935
1910 459806 - King Henry V / [edited with] introduction and notes by W. Barry [and an] appendix on dramatic reproduction by C.M. de Reyes. - c 1920
1910 459807 - Twelfth night. - c 1925
1910 493228 - Antony and Cleopatra. - 1934
1910 513749 - King Henry VIII. - c 1920
1910 516373 - Coriolanus. - c 1910
1910 516373 - [The plain text Shakespeare]. - 1910-1935
1910 530550 - Hamlet. - c 1910
1910 541864 - Hamlet. - c 1920
1910 541865 - Henry IV. First part. - c 1920
1910 541866 - Julius Caesar. - c 1910
1910 541867 - Julius Caesar. - c 1920
1910 541868 - The merchant of Venice / [edited] with introduction and notes by G.H. Ely [and an] appendix on dramatic reproduction by C.M. de Reyes. - c 1920
1910 544384 - The tempest : scenes from the plays / with introductory readings from Charles & Mary Lamb's "Tales from Shakespeare" ; illustrations [by J. Macfarlane]. - 1917
1910 545067 - King Richard II. - c 1925
1910 551121 - A midsummer-night's dream. - c 1915
1910 557116 - Julius Caesar : scenes from the plays, with introductory readings / illustrations [by J. Macfarlane]. - 1921
1910 586618 - King Lear. - c 1935
1911 230251 - The picture Shakespeare / pictured by B. Le Fanu. - 1911
1911 230573 - Half-hour plays for amateurs. No. 1, Shakespear's humour. - 1911
1913 248852 - The poetry readers. I, Shakespeare. - 1913
1914 283672 - Shakespeare : select scenes and passages from the English historical plays. - 1914
1920 415000 - Introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies. - c. 1920
1924 408582 - A little book of Shakespeare / [with an introduction] by J. Drinkwater. - 1924
1925 397212 - Historical scenes from Shakespeare / arranged by F. Thomson Smith, M.A. edited by John Drinkwater ... - 1925
1926 331869 - The children's Shakespeare : [selections] in Shakespeare's own words / arranged by A. Mee. - 1926-1928
1927 341155 - Shakespeare plays for community players : acting editions of "Julius Caesar," "As you like it.," and "Romeo and Juliet," by Francis Newbolt, with an introduction by Sir Henry Newbolt. - 1927
1927 345623 - Forty-minute plays from Shakespeare / ed. by F.G. Barker. - 1927
1928 344453 - An introduction to Shakespeare : passages chosen for lower forms [with introduction and notes]. - 1928
1928 345786 - Nine plays of Shakespeare ... / edited by George Gordon. - 1928
1928 353619 - The shorter Shakespeare. First series, Abridgements of The tempest ; A midsummer night's dream ; and As you like it. - 1928
1928 353619 - The shorter Shakespeare. First series, Abridgements of, The tempest ; A midsummer night's dream ; and, As you like it / made by C. James. - 1928
1928 435748 - A school Shakespeare ... / with a preface to the teacher by Richard Burton ... a general introduction, and prefaces and notes to each of the plays by George Stuart Gordon ... and an essay on the language of Shakespeare by C. T. Onions ... - 1928
1929 361677 - King Lear : [selected scenes connected by prose narrative] / zusammengestellt und erlautert von M. Draber [in German]. - 1930
1929 368164 - Short scenes from Shakespeare ad how to act them / by Isabel McReynolds Gray ... - 1929
1929 374195 - Macbeth / edited [with an introduction and notes] by C.W. French ; revised by H.Y. Moffett ; illustrated by A. Gladys Peck. - 1930
1929 374196 - Hamlet, prince of Denmark. - c1930
1929 374481 - Julius Caesar / edited [with introduction, notes, etc.] by R.S. Knox, J.M. Lothian, J.F. Macdonald, E.J. Pratt. - 1929
1929 374879 - The merchant of Venice / [by] William Shakespeare; edited by C. W. Underwood, revised by H. Y. Moffett, illustrated by G. M. Richards. - c1929
1929 374880 - A midsummer night's dream / [by] William Shakespeare; edited by Ernest Clapp Noyes, revised by H.Y. Moffett, illustrated by G.M. Richards. - c1929
1930 402722 - The shorter Shakespeare. Second series, Abridgments of King Henry IV. (Pt. 1) ; King Henry V ; and Julius Caesar. - 1930
1930 402722 - The shorter Shakespeare. Second series, Abridgments of, King Henry IV. Part 1 ; King Henry V ; and, Julius Caesar / made by C. James. - 1930
1930 402723 - The shorter Shakespeare. Third series, Abridgments of The merchant of Venice ; Twelfth night ; and, The comedy of errors. - 1930
1930 402723 - The shorter Shakespeare. Third series, Abridgments of, The merchant of Venice ; Twelfth night ; and, The comedy of errors / made by C. James. - 1930
1930 426513 - Scenes from Shakespeare / [with] illustrations by Elsie M. Starling. - 1930
1930 435089 - Forty-minute plays from Shakespeare / [edited] by Fred G. Barker. - 1930
1930 542003 - Longmans' school Shakespeare / edited, with glossary, by A.V. Houghton. - 1930-1931
1931 375484 - First steps in Shakespeare : [selected] scenes / [with prefaces, introduction and notes] arranged by J.D. Wilson. - 1931
1931 375484 - Scenes from Julius Caesar / arranged and edited [with preface, introduction and notes] by J.D. Wilson. - 1931
1931 375485 - Scenes from A midsummer night's dream / arranged and edited [with preface, introduction and notes] by J.D. Wilson. - 1931
1931 375486 - Scenes from the merchant of Venice / arranged and edited [with preface, introduction and notes] by J.D. Wilson. - 1931
1931 375487 - Macbeth : scenes from Macbeth / arranged and edited [with preface, introduction and notes] by J.D. Wilson. - 1931
1931 380314 - The high school Shakespeare / edited by John B. Opdycke. - 1931
1931 384550 - Six Shakespearian playlets / edited with acting directions, notes and an introduction by J.S. Jones. - 1931
1933 403361 - A gateway to Shakespeare;. - 1934
1933 417511 - The children's Shakespeare / arranged [with notes, etc.] by A. Mee. - 1933
1933 450738 - Plays for the classroom : [including extracts from Hamlet, Richard II, Julius Caesar, Macbeth]. - 1933
1933 460742 - Macbeth : [selected scenes connected by prose narrative : English text] / Herausgeber der sammlung M. Draber. - 1936
1934 420127 - Humorous scenes from Shakespeare. - 1934
1934 429585 - Scenes selected from Shakespeare / by Ian Stuart and E. M. Hastings. - 1934
1934 463224 - Little plays from Shakespeare, arranged for acting. First series. - 1934
1935 432960 - Peeps into Shakespeare. - 1935
1935 435986 - Forty-minute plays from Shakespeare / by Fred G. Barker. - 1935
1935 445797 - One-hour plays from Shakespeare / ed. and arranged for production with notes on staging and costuming by Belle Cumming Kennedy. - 1935
1935 665802 - Forty-minute plays from Shakespeare / [edited] by F.G. Barker. - 1956
1937 467553 - Shakespeare for senior schools : [selections, with an introduction]. - 1937
1937 469656 - Shakespeare's most popular plays: A midsummer-night's dream / Twelfth night, The merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet,. - c1937
1937 473832 - Four Shakespearian plays : A midsummer night's dream ; As you like it ; Julius Caesar ; Macbeth / edited with commentary and suggestions by Helen Louise Cohen and Karl Young. - 1937
1938 572110 - Little plays from Shakespeare, arranged for acting. First and second series. - 1938
1940 524101 - Shakespeare for today. A midsummer-night's dream, The merchant of Venice, As you like it, Julius Caesar, Macbeth / edited by Leroy Phillips ... and Mary Major Crawford ... with a foreword by Ida A. Jewett ... illustrations by Ruth Creighton. - c1940
1941 528393 - The children's Shakespeare / arranged [with notes and a glossary] by A. Mee. - 1941
1941 644903 - Little plays from Shakespeare, arranged for acting. - 1941
1942 544908 - Shakespeare for young players : a junior course,. - 1942
1942 598275 - Three comedies of Shakespeare, with introductions : As you like it ; The two gentlemen of Verona ; The taming of the shrew. - 1942
1948 599974 - Short plays from Shakespeare / edited by W.J. Glover ; with notes on production and costume ; stage directions & costumes illustrated by Ethelwyn Shiel. - 1948-1951
1948 599974 - Shylock and the Bond from "The Merchant of Venice" / edited by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ; stage directions & costumes illustrated by Ethelwyn Shiel. - 1948
1948 599975 - A stormy wooing : (from The taming of the shrew) / ed. by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ... - 1948
1948 599976 - Falstaff and highway robbery from "King Henry IV. pt I" / edited by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ; stage directions and costumes illustrated by Ruth L. Tongue. - 1948
1948 599977 - Wedding revels from "A midsummer night's dream" / edited by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ; stage directions & costumes illustrated by Ethelwyn Shiel. - 1948
1948 610388 - The fooling of Malvolio : from "Twelfth night" / edited by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ; stage directions and costumes illustrated by Ethelwyn Shiel. - 1950
1948 611576 - Forest lovers from "As you like it" / edited by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ; stage directions & costumes illustrated by Ethelwyn Shiel and Ruth L. Tongue. - 1949
1948 611577 - The conspirators from "Julius Caesar" / edited by W.J. Glover with notes on production and costume ; stage positions & costumes illustrated by Kathleen Coales. - 1950
1957 665915 - Shakespeare for young actors; forty-minute versions of A midsummer-night's dream, The merchant of Venice, The taming of the shrew, As you like it, Julius Caesar, and The tempest for secondary school study and production. / Edited, with an introduction and comments, by Eleanor Patmore Young. - 1958 c1957
1957 F 666064 - The candidate's Shakespeare, scenes from The merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The tempest. - 1957
1958 665882 - Radio plays from Shakespeare; ten plays by William Shakespeare adapted for royalty-free performance / by Lewy Olfson. - 1958
1958 666439 - Julius Caesar ; A midsummer-night's dream ; Romeo and Juliet / modern version by C.W. Cooper. - 1958
1964 668297 - Five plays from Shakespeare. / Edited by Katherine Miller. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Musical arrangements by Norman Cazden. - 1964
1964 742968 - Shakespeare for young players : from tens to teens / [by] Gertrude Lerner Kerman. Illustrated by Anne Lewis. - 1964
1968 779599 - Shake hands with Shakespeare; eight plays for elementary schools. - 1968
11908 208503 - Introduction to Shakespeare's comedies. - 1908
11908 208504 - Short studies in English literature : introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies. - 1908
294 - Tales, plots, synopses and paraphrases
295 - Lamb's tales from Shakespeare
296 - Fiction using plays as base
299 - Collections of alterations, adaptations and burlesques of Shakespeare's plays, acting editions and texts
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4 - General literary history and criticism
5 - Literary criticism of the separate plays and the poems, and certain groups of the Plays
6 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare’s Plays
7 - Music and pictorial art
8 - Textual history: printing, editing and translation of the text
9 - Biographical appendix - Shakespeare’s life and times
10 - English Shakespeariana
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