The Family Shakespeare; in Ten Volumes; in which nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family. By Thomas Bowdler, Esq. F.R.S. & S.A.

ID 26208
Title The Family Shakespeare; in Ten Volumes; in which nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family. By Thomas Bowdler, Esq. F.R.S. & S.A.
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Signed Author By Thomas Bowdler, Esq. F.R.S. & S.A.
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Self-published Unknown
Volumes 10
Pagination I, xi, 317; II, 308; III, 354; IV, 355; V, ? ; VI, 209; VII, 346; VIII, 418; IX, 327; X , 355.
Date of Publication 1818
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Imprint Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row.
Colophon Printed by A. Strahan, Printers-Street, London
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 16
Width (cm) 10
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Shelfmarks
  • Fisher .S52 A1 1818a
Notes The internet archive has all volumes except vol. V.
Hand-Verified No
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Shakespeare, William. The Family Shakespeare; in Ten Volumes; in which nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family. By Thomas Bowdler, Esq. F.R.S. & S.A.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 26208, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/26208. Accessed 2025-11-24. 

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