Title page from The Merry Wives of Windsor (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Part of: Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies (facs. 1st Folio 1623) The Merry Wives of Windsor (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Theatrical tradition (probably spurious) has it that Shakespeare wrote Merry Wives of Windsor in response to Queen Elizabeth’s demand to see a play with Falstaff in love. This is a facsimile edition of the play from the First Folio edition of 1623.