Project Gutenberg 2009-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 310 Hazlitt, William Carew 1834 1913 Hazlitt, W. Carew (William Carew) 17024759 Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Shakespeare Jest-Books" by William Carew Hazlitt is a collection of early jest books, written in the mid-19th century. This work provides a reprint of rare jest books believed to have influenced Shakespeare, including "A Hundred Mery Talys" and "Mery Tales and Quicke Answers." The content reflects the humor of the time, characterized by anecdotes and tales that often involve clever wordplay or humorous situations involving various characters. The opening of this collection includes an introduction that details the historical significance of these jest books, highlighting their role in shedding light on Shakespearean references and the societal attitudes of the Elizabethan era. It introduces various tales, such as amusing exchanges between characters and comical situations that reveal aspects of human behavior and folly. Through anecdotes involving priests, wives, and other characters, the stories aim to entertain while providing moral lessons, immersing readers in a time when storytelling was a popular form of entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources Jestbooks, English PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: British Literature 568560 2025-06-12T10:25:08.682479 text/html 586844 2021-01-05T11:48:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 218896 2021-01-05T11:48:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322170 2025-06-12T10:25:25.425373 application/epub+zip 320308 2025-06-12T10:25:14.055463 application/epub+zip 274613 2025-06-12T10:25:11.761457 application/epub+zip 594180 2025-06-12T10:25:32.339330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542211 2025-06-12T10:25:23.237399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392098 2022-09-13T17:53:07.280205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401565 2025-06-12T10:25:06.835455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400801 2021-01-05T11:48:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153204 2021-01-05T11:48:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 400883 2021-01-05T11:48:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153171 2021-01-05T11:48:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20892 2025-06-12T10:25:32.507323 application/rdf+xml 14572 2025-06-12T10:25:12.420447 image/jpeg 3757 2025-06-12T10:25:12.084442 image/jpeg 288402 2025-06-12T10:25:08.731456 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia