Dekker, Thomas. 1909–14. The Shoemaker’s Holiday. Vol. 47, Part 1. The Harvard Classics

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This principle is old, but true as fate,—
Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.

—The Honest Whore. Part i. Act iv. Sc. 4.

Thomas
Dekker

Harvard Classics, Vol. 47, Part 1

The Shoemaker’s Holiday

Thomas Dekker

One of the most popular Elizabethan plays, The Shoemaker’s Holiday chronicles the rise of an honest shoemaker, and the various people and classes he meets along the way.

CONTENTS

Bibliographic Record Dramatis Personæ

NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
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Introductory Note
Act I: Scene I
Act II: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V
Act III: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V
Act IV: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V
Act V: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V

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