Part of: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare) The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest, and definitely one of his least popular plays, Two Gentlemen of Verona winds its way through young love, betrayal, violence, treachery, and even pirates before settling on a happy ending. This edition comes from the 1916 Oxford University Press edition of all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems.

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare), ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (Oxford University Press, 1916).

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