April 17 was the baptismal day of Jacobean playwright John Ford (1586-ca. 1639). That's my copy of his collected plays above. (If you're looking for the director of Hollywood westerns, go here.) John Ford's career as a London playwright began around 1620, four years after the death of Shakespeare and around he same time the […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:54AM on April 17, 2025