Tragedy Books

Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1

Christopher Marlowe

Tamburlaine the Great is a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur (Tamerlane/Timur the Lame, d. 1405). Written in 1587 or 1588, t..

Iphigenie auf Tauris

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Iphigenia in Tauris is a reworking by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe of the ancient Greek tragedy Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις by Euripides. Euripides' title means "Iphigenia among the Taurians", whereas Goethe's..

Philaster

Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher

Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding is an early Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. One of the duo's earliest successes, the play helped to establish t..

Helen Vardon's Confession

R Austin Freeman

Helen Vardon's Confessionby R. Austin FreemanThrough the open door of a library, Helen Vardon hears an argument that changes her life forever. Helen's father and a man called Otway argue over missing ..

Richard II

William Shakespeare

The Life and Death of King Richard the Second, commonly called Richard II, is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. The play spans only the la..

The Two Noble Kinsmen

William Shakespeare

The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean tragicomedy co-written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, first published in 1634. Set in ancient Greece during a war between Athens and Thebes, the narrativ..

Miss Sara Sampson

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Miss Sara Sampson is a play by the Enlightenment philosopher, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Written in 1755 while the author was living in Potsdam, it is seen by many scholars to be one of the first bourg..

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois

George Chapman

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois is a tragedy drama written by George Chapman, an English dramatist, translator, and poet.In this volume an attempt is made for the first time to edit B..