The Histories and Poems of Shakespeare

About The Histories and Poems of Shakespeare

This Modern Library edition presents all ten histories–each complete and unabridged–in the Shakespearean canon, along with notes and glossary. Here are:


King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
Henry V
Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
Richard III
Henry VIII



Included also are the Bard’s great narrative poems: Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, the two works that first established Shakespeare’s reputation, plus all 154 of his sonnets. Presented as well are A Lover’s Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim, and The Phoenix and the Turtle.