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Horace Howard Furness (1833–1912)

Author of Othello (New Variorum Edition)

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Not to be confused with his son Horace Howard Furness Jr (1865-1930) who towards the end of his father's life co-edited several of the later Variorum Shakespeares (e.g., Richard III and Cymbeline) and after his death continued the series, editing Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, King John, and revised editions of MErchant of Venice and Macbeth.

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Works by Horace Howard Furness

Othello (New Variorum Edition) (1987) — Editor — 28 copies

Associated Works

Hamlet (1603) — Editor, some editions — 34,285 copies, 307 reviews
Romeo and Juliet (1597) — Editor, some editions — 29,978 copies, 285 reviews
Macbeth (1606) — Editor, some editions — 27,279 copies, 240 reviews
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1600) — Editor, some editions — 20,672 copies, 184 reviews
Othello (1604) — Editor, some editions — 17,737 copies, 138 reviews
The Merchant of Venice (1600) — Editor, some editions — 11,921 copies, 117 reviews
Twelfth Night (1601) — Editor, some editions — 11,331 copies, 116 reviews
As You Like It (1599) — Editor, some editions — 7,916 copies, 74 reviews
Richard III (1597) — Editor, some editions — 6,499 copies, 89 reviews
The Winter's Tale (1623) — Editor, some editions — 5,009 copies, 64 reviews
Love's Labour's Lost (1598) — Editor, some editions — 2,499 copies, 41 reviews
Troilus and Cressida (1609) — Editor, some editions — 2,404 copies, 26 reviews
Hamlet (New Variorum Edition) (2000) — Editor, some editions — 23 copies
Hamlet: Variorum Edition, Vol. 2 (2000) — Editor, some editions — 22 copies
Hamlet: Variorum Edition, Vol. 1 (1963) — Editor, some editions — 19 copies

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Legal name
Furness, Horace Howard
Other names
Furness, H. H.
Birthdate
1833-11-02
Date of death
1912-08-12
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death
Wallingford, Pennsylvania, USA
Education
Harvard University
Occupations
Shakespearean scholar
Relationships
Furness, Frank (brother)
Furness, Horace Howard, Jr (son)
Furness, William Henry (father)
Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature | 1905)
University of Pennsylvania
Disambiguation notice
Not to be confused with his son Horace Howard Furness Jr (1865-1930) who towards the end of his father's life co-edited several of the later Variorum Shakespeares (e.g., Richard III and Cymbeline) and after his death continued the series, editing Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, King John, and revised editions of MErchant of Venice and Macbeth.

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