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Thomas Dekker / Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys. Unexpurgated Edition

Chapter 113: Transcriber's Note
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About This Book

This edition gathers several major plays by the early modern dramatist, accompanied by an introduction and explanatory notes by Ernest Rhys. The dramas move between lively urban comedy and darker, more allegorical pieces, exploring themes of social ambition, fortune, moral choice, and communal responsibility. Energetic stagecraft and vivid character interaction coexist with moments of tragic consequence and supernatural suggestion, giving a varied sense of theatrical modes and popular concerns. The editor’s commentary highlights performance context and textual variants to help readers approach the plays’ language, structure, and historical flavor.


Transcriber's Note

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

  • p. xxxiii "at best," changed to "at best."
  • p. 27 "Tis true" changed to "’Tis true"
  • p. 28 (note) "Old Fish Street." changed to "Old Fish Street.]"
  • p. 43 "their hands’" changed to "their hands"
  • p. 90 "inconsiderable" changed to "not inconsiderable"
  • p. 104 "news," changed to "news."
  • p. 105 "Tis most" changed to "’Tis most"
  • p. 106 "Ill create" changed to "I’ll create"
  • p. 107 "now-a days" changed to "now-a-days"
  • p. 108 "1st. Pren." changed to "1st Pren."
  • p. 138 "I ’faith" changed to "I’faith"
  • p. 153 "Hip How" changed to "Hip. How"
  • p. 167 "Tis now" changed to "’Tis now"
  • p. 177 "question him," changed to "question him."
  • p. 183 "2nd. Mad." changed to "2nd Mad."
  • p. 217 "tis read" changed to "’tis read"
  • p. 224 "first blow," changed to "first blow."
  • p. 232 "language" changed to "language."
  • p. 248 "bake that," changed to "bake that."
  • p. 249 (note) "of money" changed to "of money."
  • p. 252 "Hip I’ll" changed to "Hip. I’ll"
  • p. 254 "poured,," changed to "poured,"
  • p. 258 "Matheo’s," changed to "Matheo’s."
  • p. 258 (note) "string" changed to "string."
  • p. 262 (note) "avour" changed to "flavour"
  • p. 267 "with myself," changed to "with myself."
  • p. 268 "chalk.." changed to "chalk."
  • p. 272 (note) "Skeletons" changed to "Skeletons."
  • p. 351 "Andel, Ha" changed to "Andel. Ha"
  • p. 370 "found,?" changed to "found?"
  • p. 385 "1st." changed to "1st"
  • p. 399 "canot" changed to "cannot"
  • p. 399 "acqainted" changed to "acquainted"
  • p. 409 "1st. Cl." changed to "1st Cl."
  • p. 410 "2nd. Cl." changed to "2nd Cl." (two instances)
  • p. 410 "3rd. Cl." changed to "3rd Cl." (two instances)
  • p. 438 "House" changed to "House."
  • p. 424 "2nd. Cl." changed to "2nd Cl."
  • p. 457 "within me," changed to "within me."
  • p. 457 "of thee," changed to "of thee."
  • p. 461 "that cur," changed to "that cur."
  • p. 465 anchor for note [457] added
  • p. 466 "’tis" changed to "’tis."
  • p. 466 "ch," changed to "ch."

Inconsistent formatting of stage directions has not been altered. Inconsistent hyphenation, use of apostrophes in contractions, and spacing of contractions, have been left as printed.

The following possible mistakes have been left as printed:

  • p. 65 know the church.
  • p. 106 t’were
  • p. 121 Ee’n
  • p. 159 and exit
  • p. 238 its base