Fortunes tennis-ball, or, The most excellent history of Dorastus and Fawnia [electronic resource] : rendered in delightfull English verse, and worthy the perusal of all sorts of people / by S.S., Gent.

Author
S. S., Gent [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London] : Printed by A.M. for J. Deacon ..., 1688.
Description
[24] p.

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Notes
  • Illustrated t.p.
  • Imperfect: tightly bound, and with print show-through and loss of text.
  • A metrical version of Robert Green's novel Pandosto, first published in 1588, and later issued as: The pleasant historie of Dorastus and Fawnia. On this novel Shakespeare based Winter's tale.
  • Wing (2nd ed.) attributes this work to Samuel Sheppard.
  • Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
References
Wing (2nd ed.) S3165
Other title(s)
  • Fortune's tennis ball.
  • Most excellent history of Dorastus and Fawnia.
  • Pleasant historie of Dorastus and Fawnia.
OCLC
31355255
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