{"product_id":"a-hundred-merry-tales-the-shakespeare-jest-book-paperback","title":"A Hundred Merry Tales: The Shakespeare Jest Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Rastell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Thor Ewing\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRastell's \u003cem\u003eA Hundred Merry Tales\u003c\/em\u003e was the first English jest book, and would set a pattern for succeeding generations, who came to see it as a window on a lost 'Merry England.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1524-5, this charming collection of amusing (sometimes scurrilous) anecdotes was celebrated by contemporaries among the defining books of the Tudor era, and is even name-checked by Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003cem\u003eA Hundred Merry Tales\u003c\/em\u003e presents these comic stories in modern spelling with comprehensive notes. It is the first edition to draw on all four available source editions, and the first to bring together all 103 tales published under this title by John Rastell, including rediscovered 'lost' passages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough authorship of \u003cem\u003eA Hundred Merry Tales\u003c\/em\u003e has been contested in the past, the present editor carefully considers this question, drawing the conclusion that 'it makes sense for us now to recognise John Rastell as effective author of the body of tales as a whole.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752179761440,"sku":"9781910075081","price":27.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a33296ac6cfad66cbed2aa435ec1b0f3.webp?v=1779989385","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-hundred-merry-tales-the-shakespeare-jest-book-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}