The Lamentable and True Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham in Kent

Title
The Lamentable and True Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham in Kent
Heading
The Birth of True Crime
Description
Arden of Faversham dramatises the murder of Thomas Arden in Kent in 1550/51 by his wife Alice and several accomplices. The story first reached many readers through Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (1577). The play subsequently transformed this recent and widely discussed crime into material for commercial entertainment and moral reflection. It belongs to the genre now known as domestic tragedy, which brought sensational crimes involving ordinary households onto the public stage.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Elizabeth Allde
Date of Publication
1633
Format
4to
Century
17th
Illustrations
Woodcut
Link on Alma Digital
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