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Hamlet

William Shakespeare

First published 1664
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

  • One edition is 31,901 words, which makes it a novella. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play per Wikipedia.
  • "Three different early versions of the play are extant: the First Quarto (Q1, 1603); the Second Quarto (Q2, 1604); and the First Folio (F1, 1623). Each version includes lines and entire scenes missing from the others." --Wikipedia

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1664 Cover Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies Philip Chetwinde Collection
1903 The Works of Shakespeare R. G. Newbegin Collection
1904 The Works of Shakespeare Grant Richards Collection v8-32