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Horace Howard Furness (1833–1912)

Author of Othello (New Variorum Edition)

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Includes the names: Horace H Furness, H.H. (Ed. ) Furness, Horace Howard Furness Ed., ed.by Horace Howard Furness, Horace Howard Furness-Editor, William Shakespeare ; Horace Howard Furness

Disambiguation Notice:

Not to be confused with his son Horace Howard Furness Jr (1865-1930) who towards the end of his father's life co-edited several of the later Variorum Shakespeares (e.g., Richard III and Cymbeline) and after his death continued the series, editing Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, King John, and revised editions of MErchant of Venice and Macbeth.

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Hamlet (1603) — Editor, some editions — 37,485 copies, 340 reviews
Romeo and Juliet (1597) — Editor, some editions — 32,893 copies, 310 reviews
Macbeth (1606) — Editor, some editions — 30,073 copies, 263 reviews
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1600) — Editor, some editions — 22,859 copies, 208 reviews
Othello (1604) — Editor, some editions — 19,550 copies, 151 reviews
The Merchant of Venice (1596) — Editor, some editions — 13,204 copies, 125 reviews
Twelfth Night (1601) — Editor, some editions — 12,476 copies, 131 reviews
As You Like It (1599) — Editor, some editions — 8,748 copies, 77 reviews
Richard III (1597) — Editor, some editions — 7,089 copies, 99 reviews
The Winter's Tale (1623) — Editor, some editions — 5,517 copies, 69 reviews
Love's Labour's Lost (1598) — Editor, some editions — 2,729 copies, 46 reviews
Troilus and Cressida (1609) — Editor, some editions — 2,627 copies, 28 reviews
King Lear (New Variorum Edition) (2000) — Editor — 41 copies
Macbeth (New Variorum Edition) (2011) — Editor — 30 copies
Hamlet: Variorum Edition, Vol. 2 (2000) — Editor, some editions — 25 copies
Hamlet (New Variorum Edition) (2015) — Editor, some editions — 23 copies
Hamlet: Variorum Edition, Vol. 1 (2000) — Editor, some editions — 22 copies
Romeo and Juliet (New Variorum Edition) (2010) — Editor — 21 copies
The Tempest (New Variorum Edition) (1999) — Editor — 16 copies
As you like it (New Variorum edition) (1963) — Editor — 12 copies
A Midsummer Night's Dream (New Variorum Edition) (2018) — Editor — 12 copies
Twelfth Night (New Variorum Edition) (1964) — Editor — 11 copies

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Legal name
Furness, Horace Howard
Other names
Furness, H. H.
Birthdate
1833-11-02
Date of death
1912-08-12
Gender
male
Education
Harvard University
Occupations
Shakespearean scholar
Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature | 1905)
University of Pennsylvania
Relationships
Furness, Frank (brother)
Furness, Horace Howard, Jr (son)
Furness, William Henry (father)
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death
Wallingford, Pennsylvania, USA
Disambiguation notice
Not to be confused with his son Horace Howard Furness Jr (1865-1930) who towards the end of his father's life co-edited several of the later Variorum Shakespeares (e.g., Richard III and Cymbeline) and after his death continued the series, editing Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, King John, and revised editions of MErchant of Venice and Macbeth.
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Pennsylvania, USA

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