Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 230 Dodsley, Robert 1703 1764 Dodsley, R. (Robert) Saddi, Nathan ben Hazlitt, William Carew 1834 1913 Hazlitt, W. Carew (William Carew) A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 The Spanish tragedy -- Cornelia -- Soliman and Perseda -- Life and death of Jack Straw. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05" by Dodsley and Hazlitt is a compilation of classic theatrical works written in the early 18th century. This volume features various plays, notably "The Spanish Tragedy," which focuses on themes of revenge, love, and the tragic consequences of betrayal. The narrative is rich with character-driven drama, exploring the lives and motivations of figures such as Hieronimo, Horatio, and Bell'-Imperia amidst the backdrop of a tumultuous political landscape. The opening of this volume introduces "The Spanish Tragedy," beginning with the ghost of Andrea and his companion Revenge, who discuss the circumstances of Andrea's death in battle. As the story unfolds, we learn that Andrea is seeking justice for his murder at the hands of Balthazar, the young prince of Portugal. The action builds as we meet Hieronimo, the Marshal of Spain, who learns of his son Horatio's heroic, yet doomed, involvement in a battle against the Portuguese and is soon engulfed in a web of intrigue and tragedy that sets the stage for revenge and a cycle of violence that will intertwine the fates of all characters involved. The themes of love, honor, and revenge permeate this beginning, engaging the reader in a tale that resonates with timeless emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45794/45794-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1062387 2025-07-18T12:49:48.223956 text/html 1080375 2024-10-24T07:35:46 text/html 351013 2025-07-18T12:50:26.652890 application/epub+zip 368339 2025-07-18T12:49:58.521900 application/epub+zip 317114 2025-07-18T12:49:53.317956 application/epub+zip 762913 2025-07-18T12:50:37.311777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1205651 2025-07-18T12:50:18.633884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1201052 2022-09-20T20:24:36.798960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573085 2025-07-18T12:49:42.207489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553277 2024-10-24T07:35:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18073 2025-07-18T12:50:37.514745 application/rdf+xml 8752 2025-07-18T12:49:53.648915 image/jpeg 1764 2025-07-18T12:49:53.487931 image/jpeg 318994 2025-07-18T12:49:48.283981 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 en.wikipedia