John Fletcher

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John Fletcher (1579-1625) was an English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont on at least six plays. They began working together in about 1607 and had their first success in 1609 with Philaster; or Love Lies Bleeding.

After Beaumont's retirement in 1613, Fletcher became chief playwright for the King's Men; in addition to writing his own plays, he apparently collaborated with Shakespeare on three works: Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII, and a lost play, The History of Cardenio. He also collaborated with Nathan Field, William Rowley and Philip Massinger, who succeeded him to the post of the King's Men's playwright in 1625.

His own plays include the pastoral The Faithful Shepherdess (1608), the tragedy Bonduca (1613), and the comedies Wit Without Money (1614), The Wild Goose Chase (1621), and The Chances (1625), which was revived at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1962. His work remained enormously popular until the end of the 17th century.

May 1, 2012
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Bonduca Volume 33, No. 1; A Tragedy

May 1, 2012
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Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Volume 6; A Comedy in Five Acts

May 1, 2012
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A Vindication of the REV. Mr. Wesley's Last Minutes; Occasioned by a Circular, Printed Letter, Inviting Principal Persons, Both Clergy and Laity, Who Disapprove of Those Minutes, to Oppose Them in a Body, in Five Letters, to the Hon. and REV. Author of

Apr 16, 2012
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Und John Fletcher. Dramatische Werke

Apr 8, 2012
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The Merchant of Bruges, or Begger's Bush...

Mar 22, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley Volume 3

Mar 13, 2012
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Sammlung

Mar 5, 2012
Cover of The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher

The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher

Mar 5, 2012
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The Works of Beaumont & Fletcher, Volume 10

Mar 1, 2012
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A Rational Vindication of the Catholick Faith; Being the First Part of a Vindication of Christ's Divinity; Inscribed to the Reverend Dr. Priestley

Mar 1, 2012
Cover of The Dramatic Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Printed from the Text, and with the Notes of George Colman, Volume 1

The Dramatic Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Printed from the Text, and with the Notes of George Colman, Volume 1

Mar 1, 2012
Cover of Logica Genevensis, Or, a Fourth Check to Antinomianism, in Which St. James's Pure Religion Is Defended Against the Charges, and Established Upon the Concessions, of Mr. Richard and Mr. Rowland Hill

Logica Genevensis, Or, a Fourth Check to Antinomianism, in Which St. James's Pure Religion Is Defended Against the Charges, and Established Upon the Concessions, of Mr. Richard and Mr. Rowland Hill

Feb 21, 2012
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The Bible and the Sword, Or, the Appointment of the General Fast Vindicated

Feb 8, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley Volume 1

Feb 7, 2012
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Checks to Antinomianism (Volume 1); In a Series of Letters to REV. Mr. Shirley and Mr. Hill

Feb 5, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 2)

Feb 5, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 9)

Feb 5, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 8)

Feb 4, 2012
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Stripped Assets

Feb 2, 2012
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The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 4); On Evangelical Mysticism [And Other Sermons and Essays

Feb 2, 2012
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The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 3); The Portrait of St. Paul Tr. from a French Manuscript of the Late REV. John William de La Flechere by the REV. John Gilpin

Feb 1, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 7)

Feb 1, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 6)

Feb 1, 2012
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The Works of the REV. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley (Volume 4)