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William Henry Ireland

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English forger of Shakespearean documents and plays

Born 1777
Died 1835

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  • Cover of: abbess: A romance.

    Cover of edition abbessromance01irel First published in 1799 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The confessions of William Henry Ireland.: Containing the particulars of his fabrication of the Shakspeare manuscripts; together with anecdotes and opinions (hitherto unpublished) of many distinguished persons in the literary, political, and theatrical world ...

    Cover of edition confessionswill00irelgoog Cover of edition confessionswill00whitgoog First published in 1805 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: England's topographer: or A new and complete history of the county of Kent; from the earliest records to the present time, including every modern improvement. Embellished with a series of views from original drawings by Geo. Shepherd, H. Gastineau, &c. with historical, topographical, critical, & biographical delineations.

    First published in 1828 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Miscellaneous papers and legal instruments under the hand and seal of William Shakspeare: including the tragedy of King Lear and a small fragment of Hamlet, from the original mss. in the possession of Samuel Ireland, of Norfolk street ....

    First published in 1796 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Vortigern: an historical play; with an original preface.

    First published in 1799 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Ballads in imitation of the antient.

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  • Cover of: An authentic account of the Shaksperian manuscripts, &c

    Cover of edition anauthenticacco00conggoog First published in 1796 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1822 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1799 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoirs Of Jeanne D' Arc, Surnamed La Pucelle D' Orleans: With The History Of Her Times, Volume 1

    Cover of edition MemoirsOfJeanneDArcV2 Cover of edition memoirsofjeanned02irel Cover of edition memoirsjeanneda00unkngoog First published in 1824 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Effusions of love from Chatelar to Mary, queen of Scotland.

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    First published in 1800 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Neglected genius.: A poem. Illustrating the untimely and unfortunate fate of many British poets; from the period of Henry the Eighth to the æra of the unfortunate Chatterton.

    First published in 1812 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Scribbleomania; or, the printer's devil's Polychronicon. A sublime poem

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  • Cover of: Chalcographimania; or, The portrait-collector and printseller's chronicle: with infatuations of every description. A humorous poem. In four books. With copious notes explanatory.

    Cover of edition chalcographimani00irelrich Cover of edition chalcographiman00irelgoog First published in 1814 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoirs of Henry the Great: and of the court of France during his reign.

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  • Cover of: Gondez The Monk

    Cover of edition gondezmonk0000irel First published in 1803 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoirs of a young Greek lady: Madame Pauline Adelaide Alexandre Panam ...

    First published in 1823 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of William Henry Ireland

English forger of Shakespearean documents and plays

Born 1777
Died 1835

Subjects

Forgeries, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Forgery, History, Drama, Early works to 1800, Fiction, Poetry, Anecdotes, Contemporaries, Forgery of manuscripts, Ireland, Politics and government, Biography, Bookbinders, Catholic Church, Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770, Christian saints, Chronology, Historical, Description and travel, Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815, Emotions, English Political satire, English literature, Faux

Places

Great Britain, Ireland, France, Kent (England)

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), W. H. Ireland (1777-1835), Henry II King of England (1133-1189), Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), G. M. Scaevola, Gaius Mucius Scaevola, Henry IV King of France (1553-1610), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Napoléon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Peter Cunningham (1816-1869), Vortigen, Vortigern (active 450), Vortigern (fl. 450)

Time

12th century, 1800-1837, 18th century, Louis XVIII, 1814-1824

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Alternative names

  • W. H Ireland
  • William-Henry Ireland
  • William, Henry Ireland
  • W. H. Ireland
  • W H Ireland
  • Ireland, W. H.
  • W. H. (William Henry) 1777- Ireland

History

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January 25, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Normal name order
January 25, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import