~ the permanent utility of original texts
Malone Society This is a guest blog-post by Dr Anouska Lester, a recent winner of the John Edward Kerry Prize. To accompany her post, we are running a sale on four plays originally performed by the Lord Admiral’s Men (A Knack to Know an Honest Man, The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon, The Death of Robert, Earl of … Read more
Due to holiday commitments, any orders for books placed in our online shop between 31 March and 12 April will be fulfilled from 13 April. Thank you for your understanding.
Due to holiday commitments, any orders for books placed in our online shop between 8 and 18 August will be fulfilled from 19 August. Thank you for your understanding.
The Malone Society Council is deeply saddened by the recent death of our colleague and friend, Mrs Leah Scragg. In fond memory of Leah, we offer a eulogy by Professor Katharine Craik, delivered at her funeral in a slightly extended form. *** ‘What dreams are these, Mileta? And can there be no truth in dreams?’ … Read more
In 2024, we honour our President and former Chair, Mrs Leah Scragg, by turning our attention to the work of the Elizabethan prose writer, poet, and dramatist John Lyly. The Malone Society conference will be dedicated to Lyly’s comedy Campaspe (1583), originally performed by the children’s company at the Blackfriars playhouse, and subsequently presented … Read more
The Malone Society’s online shop will be closed between 15 December 2023 and 8 January 2024. Any orders received during the closure will be sent out as soon as the shop opens in January.
We are delighted to announce that the Malone Society October book sale has now launched. For the entire month, dozens of our titles are available at the reduced price of £15, with members receiving a further £10 off by entering the discount MALSOCMEM when asked for a coupon code at the checkout. The full list … Read more
We are delighted to announce that registration for this year’s Malone Society conference, on Mucedorus, is now open. This year the Malone Society conference is dedicated to the exhilarating A Most Pleasant Comedy of Mucedorus (c. 1591), arguably the most popular play of the English Renaissance. Reprinted almost twice as often as any other play … Read more
We’re delighted to invite you to the online launch of our 2022 annual volume on Saturday 25 February at 2pm GMT! The Malone Society and Reading Early Plays will be hosting an online reading of William Percy’s The Aphrodysial to mark the launch of Maria Shmygol‘s new edition of the play. At the undersea court of King … Read more
The Malone Society is proud to present our 2021 online conference. This year we will be turning to Ben Jonson’s comedy The Devil Is an Ass, one of his best loved, most enduring, and funniest creations. The day will start with an introductory lecture by James Loxley (Professor of English, University of Edinburgh), followed by … Read more