Annotated bibliography of readings related to David Garrick

This article is related to the exhibition, David Garrick, 1717-1779: A Theatrical Life.

This Annotated bibliography of readings related to David Garrick is not meant to be comprehensive but to provide a variety of resources about the life and times of David Garrick. The list includes Electronic Resources (including Archives and Repositories), Biographies, Plays, Correspondence, Criticism (1980–2005), Art, Auction Catalogs, and Bibliographies. For purposes of accessibility, this list focuses on books in English.

Electronic Resources

For additional online resources, see also Archives and Depositories.

Websites

Lichfield (England). Lichfield City Council

Website. http://www.lichfield.gov.uk/

Orleans House Gallery. Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare.

Website: http://www.garrickstemple.org.uk/

British Museum. Marble Full-Length Figure of William Shakespeare by Louis-François Roubiliac, 1758.

Website: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/m/marble_full-length_figure_of_w.aspx

Twickenham Museum. Garrick's Temple: A Shrine to Shakespeare.

Website: http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=286

Twickenham Museum. Garrick's Villa: His "Little Place at Hampton".

Website: http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=287

Online Editions

For additional editions, also see Print Editions.

Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Preparation copy made by David Garrick. London: Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the Proprietors, 1734.

Folger Call Number: PROMPT M.N.D. 06. Digital edition.

The University of Pennsylvania Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image has digitized many items in their collection, including two plays altered by Garrick.

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet / by Shakespeare; with alterations, and an additional scene: by D. Garrick; as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. London: Printed for J&R Tonson & S. Draper, 1753.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Shakespeare Library Call Number: PR2831 A2 G37 1753. Digital edition.

Shakespeare, William. The taming of the shrew, or, Catherine and Petruchio / a comedy altered from Shakespeare by David Garrick, esq. Marked with the variations in the manager's book at the Theatre-royal in Covent-garden. London: Printed for C. Bathurst [et al.], 1786.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Shakespeare Library Call Number: C59 Sh1TaK. Digital edition.

Databases

Association of Performing Arts Collections (APAC), UK.

Website: http://www.performingartscollections.org.uk

National Archives (Great Britain). A2A: Access to Archives.

Website: http://www.a2a.org.uk/