King Henry V

Title

King Henry V

Text Read

King Henry V

Author

Shakespeare, William. ed. Alexander Chalmers

Original Source

London: Bohn, 1854. The Complete Works of Shakespeare with a Memoir. pp. 356-75

Digitized by

Internet Archive

Publication Date

1854

Date(s) of Reading

  • 1855-04-[09]
  • 1855-04-10

Evidence

1855-04-[09]: "Monday. Painful letter which upset me for work. Walked out and then translated 2 pages of Spinoza. Read Henry V. In the evening translated again." Diary 1854-1861 56
1855-04-10: "Tuesday. 10. Read Schrader. Translated Spinoza. Walked feeling much depression against which I struggled hard. Read Henry V and Henry VIII. Wrote to Mr. Chapman. Revised Spinoza." Diary 1854-1861 56

Citation

Shakespeare, William. ed. Alexander Chalmers, King Henry V, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57400