Volpone: or, the fox. A comedy, first acted in the year 1605. by the King's Majesty's servants. . The author Ben. Johnson.

Ben Jonson

ISBN 10: 1170415202 / ISBN 13: 9781170415207

Published by Gale ECCO, Print Editions 2010-05-29, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Volpone: or, the fox. A comedy, first acted in the year 1605. by the King's Majesty's servants. . The author Ben. Johnson.
• Publisher: Gale ECCO, Print Editions 2010-05-29
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1170415202
• ISBN 13: 9781170415207
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
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British Library

T050985

Titlepage in red and black. Also issued as part of: 'The acting plays of Ben Johnson', London, T. Lowndes, [1770?].

London: printed for D. Midwinter, J. and P. Knapton, H. Knaplock, A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, [and 10 others in London], 1739. 96p.: ill.; 12°

About the Author

Ben Jonson contributed to Every Man Out of His Humour; Bartholomew Fair; The Staple of News; Volpone; and Sejanus, His Fall; all from Manchester University Press.