In Elizabethan drama, --- in the horrible gruesomeness of Webster we may easily discern the strong hold of the dæmoniac: on the public mind.Supernatural Horror in Literature
H.P. Lovecraft
Redactor's Note
Of John Webster's life almost nothing is known. I could not find a reliable image of John Webster. In fact the best that can be said is that he may have lived 1580-1625. Webster was first noticed producting plays for the theatrical manager,
Henslowe, in 1602. I have here produced two of the four plays, known to exist, which he wrote alone.
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The Duchess of Malfi
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