The Life of Sir John Falstaff : With a Biography of the Knight from Authentic Sources Paperback / softback
by Robert Barnabas Brough
Illustrated by George Cruikshank
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama series
Paperback / softback
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Remembered for both his satirical and serious work, Robert Barnabas Brough (1828-60) was a playwright, journalist, poet and founder member of the Savage Club.
Built around a series of inspired etchings by the celebrated artist George Cruikshank (1792-1878), this is a delightful fictional biography, 'from authentic sources', of that most colourful of Shakespeare's characters.
We hear how our hero was descended from the great Saxon leader Hundwulf Falstaff, how the name is a corruption of 'False-thief', of his adventures with his beloved Prince Hal, and of Christmas 1412 with the Whittington family.
Henry V's terrible rejection of him - 'I know thee not, old man' - is touchingly depicted, as are the episode of the laundry basket and other misadventures at Windsor, along with his sad death at the Boar's Head in 1415.
First published in 1858, this book is a must-read for every lover of this larger-than-life figure.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:258 pages, 20 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:27/06/2013
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- ISBN:9781108057332
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:258 pages, 20 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:27/06/2013
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- ISBN:9781108057332
