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The life and death of King John: a tragedy

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

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Title
The life and death of King John: a tragedy
Names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author in quotations or text extracts)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1784
Place: London
Publisher: C. Bathurst [etc.]
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *NCP (Shakespeare, W. King John. London, 1784)
Topics
Drama
Promptbooks
Genres
Drama
Promptbooks
Notes
Acquisition: Bequest George Becks, January 1905.
Physical Description
Extent: 71 p.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 42634171
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14747877
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78a933f0-0286-0138-6f3a-4fc314baa795
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1564: Creator Born
  • 1616: Creator Died
  • 1784: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The life and death of King John" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/54ea1ed0-3fb9-0138-7425-132878398ab9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The life and death of King John" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/54ea1ed0-3fb9-0138-7425-132878398ab9

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). The life and death of King John Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/54ea1ed0-3fb9-0138-7425-132878398ab9

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The life and death of King John