Author:Lewis Theobald
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British textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of Shakespearean editing and in literary satire.
Works[edit]
- Persian Princess (1711)
- The Life and Character of M. Cato Utica (1713) (transcription project)
- Electra, a tragedy (1714) (external scan)
- Memoirs of Sir Walter Raleigh (1719) (external scan)
- Shakespear Restored, or a Specimen of the many Errors as well committed as unamended by Mr Pope in his edition of this Poet (1726)
- Double Falshood; or, The Distrest Lovers (1726)
- The Works of Shakespeare: In Seven Volumes (1733)
- "Preface by Theobald" in The Plays of William Shakspeare (1778)
Works about Theobald[edit]
- "Theobald, Lewis," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Theobald, Lewis," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Theobald, Lewis," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Lewis Theobald," in Men of Kent and Kentishmen (p. 131), by John Hutchinson, Canterbury: Cross & Jackman (1892)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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