Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- To 1625; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- England -- London. 15 chapters, 147,952 words. Public domain, via Project Gutenberg.