Shakespeare: The Complete Works

by Arthur Henry Bullen (Editor)

The text is taken from the Shakespeare Head Press, The Stratford Town Shakespeare edited by Arthur Henry Bullen, and this new edition contains John Aubrey's Brief Life of Shakespeare, a bibliography, biography of Sir John Gilbert, an account of The Shakespeare Head Press edition and listing of Shakespeare's major characters.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Plays, Shakespeare, Poetry, Literature, Classic Literature

1264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1623

About the author

Arthur Henry Bullen, often known as A. H. Bullen (9 February 1857 - 29 February 1920,) was an English scholar, editor and publisher, a specialist in 16th- and 17th-century literature, & founder of the Shakespeare Head Press.
Bullen edited the last few volumes of the Gentleman's Magazine before it ceased publication in 1907.

Reviews

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

i am rating the book here, not Shakespeare's plays and sonnets; the book is an adequate collection, worth the $4 i paid for it, but there are far better collections out there, with lots of notes, annotations, and explanations.

Especially the plays, if you aren't used to seeing them performed, doing a cold read as offered here won't be enough to give you the sense of them.

I just wanted a dump book i could have on the kindle, which this book quite fits.

[Lian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic, what's not to love?

[Maddy M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really puts things in perspective. I was glad I read this while at Tufts. For example, if you're dating a mime who is cheating on you with another mime the entire time (emotionally, physically(?), definitely spiritually) you might be upset ... but at least you're not trying to avenge your father who was killed by your uncle who then married your mother and inadvertently ends up killing her while attempting to kill you after you accidentally caused your fiancee to commit suicide.

See what I mean?


Huge Caliban fan as well.

[William Schram · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finally finished reading all of this book. It took me a while, considering I started reading it sometime at the beginning of 2022. The plays varied in quality, with some being brilliant and memorable and others being mediocre. None of the plays deserved less than three stars for a rating.

The book is in kindle format, so it was easy to carry.

I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.

[Dr. Elena Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forever the Bane of my existence while simultaneously being some of the most beautiful words I've ever read

[Scheherazade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it.

[Eve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sublime.

[Dick Friedman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to have these all in one place for such a low price, but I may now look for an annotated version (to say nothing of an audiobook that will allow me to listen along).