Shylock, or The Merchant of Venice Preserved
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Shylock, or The Merchant of Venice Preserved is a travesty by Francis Talfourd.
The full title is: Shylock, or the Merchant of Venice preserved: an entirely new reading of Shakespeare from an edition hitherto undiscovered by modern authorities, and which it is hoped may be received as the stray leaves of a Jerusalem hearty-joke and is referred to in the text as an extravaganza.
First performed at the Olympic. Theatre, London in 1849. Published by T.H. Lacy, London, in 1850.
1859: Performed as Shylock, or The Merchant of Venice Preserved on 29 March, 1860, with Helping Hands (Taylor). and Shylock, or The Merchant of Venice Preserved (a travesty by Talfourd).
Facsimile version of the first edition by T.H. Lacy, The Internet Archive[1]
