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First page of Shakespeare's most famous long poem, Venus and Adonis, based on a tale in Ovid's Metamorphosis

Front page and engraving of an edition of the works of Virgil, translated into English by John Dryden, 1819

Front page of William Hone's edition of some of medieval Mystery and Miracle Plays,

Illustration in Hone's edition of Mystery and Miracle plays representing the descent into hell.

Front page of Halliwell's edition of Coventry Mystery plays performed on the Feast of Corpus Christi

List of characters and first page of King Lear, showing Dr Johnson's extensive glossing.

Front page of Bell's edition of Shakespeare's plays based on prompt books used in the London theatres

Illustration of Act IV Scene IV in Henry V in Bell's edition of the play

Title page of Henry V based on the Convent Garden prompt book. Bell's edition.

Layamon's Brut. The St Alban's Chronicle. 15th century. A reference to Goneril, one of Lear's daughters, is seen around the middle of the page.