A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2

Project Gutenberg's A Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II, by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. IIAuthor: VariousRelease Date: January 9, 2004 [EBook #10656]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OLD ENGLISH PLAYS, V2 ***Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Tapio Riikonen and PG Distributed ProofreadersA COLLECTION OF OLD ENGLISH PLAYS, VOL. IIIn Four VolumesEdited byA.H. BULLEN1882-89.CONTENTS:PrefaceDick of DevonshireThe Lady MotherThe Tragedy of Sir John Van Olden BarnaveltCaptain UnderwitAppendix I.Appendix II.Footnotes.PREFACE.The plays in this volume are printed for the first time. All are anonymous; but it is absolutely certain that Sir John VanOlden Barnavelt is a masterpiece by Fletcher and Massinger; that Captain Underwit is a comedy of Shirley's; and thatthe Lady Mother (a piece of no particular merit) is by Glapthorne. I am not at all sure that I am right in ascribing Dick ofDevonshire to Heywood. But, whoever may have been the author, I am confident that this well-written play will bewelcomed by all. In Appendix I I give an account of the folio volume (Eg. MS. 1,994) from which the two last pieces aretaken.To Mr. ROBERT BOYLE, of St. Petersburg, I ...