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George Peele was born in July 1556 and baptised on the 25th at St James Garlickhythe in the City of London.

A completely accurate record of his life is not possible but enough accounts and records exist to provide some background.

His father, James was a clerk at Christ's... Read Full Overview

The Love of King David and Fair Bethsabe is a play written by George Peele in 1599. The story is based on the biblical account of King David's affair with Bathsheba. The play is set in ancient Israel and tells the story of King David, who becomes infatuated with Bethsabe, the... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview