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George B. Harrison (1894–1991)

Author of A Book of English Poetry: Chaucer to Rossetti

58+ Works 1,347 Members 8 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: George Bagshawe Harrison

Also includes: G. B. Harrison (2)

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Shakespearean scholar AND religious translator (Latin Mass --> English).

Works by George B. Harrison

A Book of English Poetry: Chaucer to Rossetti (1950) — Editor — 308 copies, 1 review
Introducing Shakespeare (1968) 247 copies, 1 review
Major British Writers, Volumes I and II (1959) — Editor — 97 copies, 1 review
Profession of English (1973) 32 copies, 1 review
Shakespeare's Tragedies (1951) 17 copies
A Second Jacobean Journal (1958) 11 copies, 1 review
A Jacobean Journal (1999) 11 copies
Shakespeare (1927) 5 copies
One Man in his Time (1985) 1 copy
The Bible in the Mass (1982) 1 copy
Digging for History. (1937) 1 copy

Associated Works

Hamlet (1603) — Editor, some editions — 37,411 copies, 336 reviews
William Shakespeare: The Complete Works (1623) — Editor, some editions; Editor, some editions — 35,666 copies, 177 reviews
Romeo and Juliet (1597) — Editor, some editions — 32,958 copies, 308 reviews
Macbeth (1606) — Editor, some editions — 29,960 copies, 261 reviews
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1600) — Editor, some editions — 22,379 copies, 203 reviews
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) — Editor, some editions — 20,396 copies, 197 reviews
Othello (1604) — Editor, some editions — 19,496 copies, 151 reviews
King Lear (1608) — Editor, some editions — 17,176 copies, 168 reviews
The Tempest (1610) — Editor, some editions — 15,756 copies, 191 reviews
The Merchant of Venice (1596) — Editor, some editions — 13,197 copies, 126 reviews
Twelfth Night (1601) — Editor, some editions — 12,517 copies, 131 reviews
Julius Caesar (1623) — Editor, some editions — 11,878 copies, 103 reviews
William Shakespeare: The Sonnets (1609) — Editor, some editions — 10,098 copies, 80 reviews
The Taming of the Shrew (1623) — Editor, some editions — 10,016 copies, 99 reviews
Richard III (1597) — Designer, some editions; Editor, some editions — 7,044 copies, 99 reviews
Henry V (1600) — Editor, some editions — 6,617 copies, 58 reviews
Antony and Cleopatra (1606) — Editor, some editions — 6,237 copies, 71 reviews
Henry IV, Part 1 (1598) — Editor, some editions — 5,596 copies, 52 reviews
The Winter's Tale (1623) — Editor, some editions — 5,292 copies, 68 reviews
Measure for Measure (1623) — Editor, some editions — 4,990 copies, 57 reviews
King Richard II (1597) — Editor, some editions — 4,806 copies, 63 reviews
The Comedy of Errors (1623) — Editor, some editions — 3,895 copies, 63 reviews
Henry IV, Part 2 (1600) — Editor, some editions — 2,734 copies, 34 reviews
Troilus and Cressida (1609) — Editor, some editions — 2,574 copies, 29 reviews
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) — Editor, some editions — 2,136 copies, 32 reviews
King John (1623) — Editor, some editions — 1,608 copies, 31 reviews
The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint (1986) — Editor, some editions — 980 copies, 6 reviews
Henry VI, Parts 1, 2 & 3 (1623) — Editor, some editions — 379 copies, 3 reviews
William Shakespeare: The Narrative Poems (1966) — Editor, some editions — 142 copies, 1 review
Shakespeare: Major Plays and the Sonnets (1948) — Editor, some editions; Editor, some editions — 98 copies, 4 reviews
Webster & Ford: Selected Plays (1953) — Introduction, some editions — 62 copies
Modern Library Classics : Cymbeline (2011) — Editor — 58 copies, 1 review
The Passionate Pilgrim (1599) — Editor, some editions — 37 copies
Six Plays of Shakespeare (1949) — Editor, some editions — 17 copies
Pierce Penilesse, his svpplication to the divell (1592) (2007) — Editor, some editions — 16 copies, 1 review
The letters of Queen Elizabeth I (1968) — Editor, some editions — 16 copies
The Narrative of the Persecutions of Agnes Beaumont (1992) — Editor, some editions — 11 copies
The Ile of Gvls, 1606 (1980) — Editor, some editions — 7 copies
Willobie His Avisa. 1594. With an Essay on Willobie His Avisa bt G. B. Harrison (1594) — Editor, some editions — 6 copies, 1 review
Menaphon: Camilla's Alarm to Slumbering Euphues in His Melancholy Cell (2009) — Editor, some editions — 5 copies, 1 review
Shakespeare : 23 Plays and the Sonnets [Hardcover] (1938) — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
Four plays; edited by G. B. Harrison — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
The Works Of William Shakespeare Volumes 1-6 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy

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Legal name
Harrison, George Bagshawe
Birthdate
1894
Date of death
1991
Gender
male
Occupations
Shakespearean scholar
Awards and honors
Campion Award (1970)
Nationality
UK
Disambiguation notice
Shakespearean scholar AND religious translator (Latin Mass --> English).
Associated Place (for map)
UK

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Reviews

19 reviews
A classic collection giving a strong introduction to some of England's best poets. The fact that is continues in print after all this time should tell you all you need to know!
½
A comparative book. It could be useful in a course about, English literature, dramatic writing, or Roman history. A useful book.
Collection of poems, and essays by major British writers from Wordsworth to T.S. Eliot under the general editorship and reflecting the judgement of G.B.Harrison from the University of Michigan.

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Works
58
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Members
1,347
Popularity
#19,100
Rating
3.9
Reviews
8
ISBNs
67

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