Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 3 / A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

King Henry IV. (pt. 2): 1600, V. S. for Andrew Wise and William Aspley; 1600. Supposed to have been written, 1598.

King Henry V.: 1600, Thomas Creede for Thomas Millington and John Busby; 1602, 1608. Supposed to have been written, 1599.

Midsummer Night’s Dream: 1600, Thomas Fisher; 1600, James Roberts. Mentioned by Meres, 1598. Supposed to have been written, 1592.

Merchant of Venice: 1600, I. R. for Thomas Heyes; 1600, James Roberts; 1637. Mentioned by Meres, 1598.

Much Ado about Nothing: 1600, V. S. for Andrew Wise and William Aspley.

Merry Wives of Windsor: 1602, T. C. for Arthur Johnson; 1619. Supposed to have been written, 1596.

Hamlet: 1603, I. R. for N. L.; 1605, 1611. Supposed to have been written, 1597.

King Lear: 1608, A. for Nathaniel Butter; 1608, B. for ditto. Acted at Whitehall, 1607. Supposed to have been written, 1605.

Troilus and Cressida: 1609, G. Eld for R. Bonian and H. Whalley (with a preface). Acted at court, 1609. Supposed to have been written, 1602.

Othello: 1622, N. O. for Thomas Walkely. Acted at Harefield, 1602.