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The library’s rich holdings of early English drama include the majority of editions of William Shakespeare published before 1660, mainly through the Halliwell-Phillipps Collection. Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1899) was a prolific and controversial literary scholar, who built up vast collections on Shakespeare and English literature.

Book Reader Icon Digital Book: Romeo and Juliet

Book Reader Icon Digital Book: Love's Labours Lost

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