~ the permanent utility of original texts
Malone Society Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Orders may be placed throughout until 10 October, 2013. Available to Society members only. OCTOBER: The Wisest Have Their Fools About Them Monsieur Silly wants to woo Urina and enlists the help of the witty but penniless student Musophilus. But Musophilus wants Urina for himself. Order you copy today and find … Read more
Hear what Siobhan Keenan, editor of the 2010 volume, has to say about the particular benefits of the Malone edition. Click here to order your copy today! Members £15 + postage, nonmembers £25 + postage.
Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Orders may be placed throughout until 10 October, 2013. Available to Society members only. SEPTEMBER: Elizabeth Cary The Tragedy of Mariam Mariam thinks that her husband Herod is dead. But she’s not too upset as he murdered her grandfather and brother. When Herod actually turns up alive, Salome, Mariam’s sister-in-law from … Read more
Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Orders may be placed throughout entire calendar month. Available to Society members only. AUGUST: William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus Rape, mutilation, insanity, cannibalism, and revenge – find out who gets the last laugh! __________ The Society’s edition reproduces the unique Folger copy of the play’s first quarto. __________ This offer … Read more
Malone Society Book Of The Month Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Available to Society members only. JULY: The Wisdom of Doctor Dodypoll Cruel fathers with rebellious children, mixed-up fairies, and love potions gone wrong. Sound familiar? There’s more confusion in the forest in this hilarious comedy! The Society’s edition is … Read more
The 2011 Malone Society Reprints, which all our members received for free in 2012, afford the welcome opportunity to compare two manuscript versions of a fascinating play. Praise for The Humorous Magistrate (Osborne) edited by Jacqueline Jenkins and Mary Polito and The Humorous Magistrate (Arbury) edited by Margaret Jane Kidnie: “Malone conventions capture various aspects … Read more
Malone Society Book Of The Month Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Available to Society members only. JUNE: William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream __________ The Society’s edition is a photofacsimile reproduction of the Henry E. Huntington Library’s copy of the First Quarto of 1600 (STC 22302), which was printed, from Shakespeare’s … Read more
Malone Society Book Of The Month Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Available to Society members only. MAY: R. Wever Lusty Juventus Listen to Good Counsel’s advice and go to a sermon, or have breakfast with Abominable Living instead? Find out which one Juventus chooses in this sixteenth-century interlude. __________ The … Read more
The Malone Society offers bursaries, fellowships, and grants to support research. This blog post is the first in a series of pieces written by scholars who have been awarded funding from the Society. It was written by C. K. Ash, a doctoral student at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon. In 2012 I won a Malone … Read more
Malone Society Book Of The Month Regular price reduced from £15.00 to only £5.00 plus postage. Available to Society members only. APRIL: John Lyly’s Gallathea Every five years Lincolnshire holds a Virgin Beauty Contest. But the winning prize leaves a little to be desired – being offered as a sacrifice to Agar the sea monster … Read more