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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is widely accepted as the best writer of all time. He grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and was married with three kids. William Shakespeare has been studied, imitated and his plays have influenced many books and movies. Shakespeare’s greatest acclaim occurred after his death.  His work is divided into the following genres: Tragedies, Histories, Poems, Comedies, and Apocrypha. The following is a list of William Shakespeare’s books in order according to the dates in which they were first recorded:

 

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Publication Order of Comedy Plays

The Tempest (1593)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1594)

Measure for Measure  (1594)

The Comedy of Errors  (1594)

Much Ado About Nothing  (1595)

Love’s Labour’s Lost    (1595)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream    (1595)

The Merchant of Venice    (1596)

As You Like It    (1599)

The Taming of the Shrew    (1599)

All’s Well That Ends Well  (1604)

Twelfth Night     (1605)

The Winter’s Tale   (1605)

Pericles  (1606)

The Two Noble Kinsmen   (1634)

 

 

Publication Order of History Plays

King John (1590)

Richard II (1590)

Henry IV, Part I (1590)

Henry IV, Part II (1590)

Henry V (1591)

Henry VI, Part 1 (1596)

Henry VI, Part 2 (1597)

Henry VI, Part 3 (1597)

Richard III (1597)

Henry III (1597)

Edward III (1598)

 

Publication Order of Tragedy Plays

Troilus and Cressida  (1592)

Coriolanus   (1593)

Titus Andronicus   (1594)

Romeo and Juliet   (1595)

Timon of Athens   (1596)

Julius Caesar   (1599)

Macbeth  (1600)

Hamlet   (1603)

King Lear   (1605)

Othello   (1605)

Antony and Cleopatra  (1606)

Cymbeline  (1610)

 

 

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