The Plays of William Shakespeare is an 18th-century edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare, edited by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Johnson announced his intention to edit Shakespe
Title page to 1773 expanded edition
Title page of Miscellaneous Observations first edition
Title page of Proposal first edition
Contract for Shakespeare's Plays
Henry Thrale
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Henry Thrale was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1780. He was a close friend of Samuel Johnson. Like his father, he was the proprietor of the large London brewery H.
Henry Thrale by Sir Joshua Reynolds, *2003JM-3, Houghton Library, Harvard University
