Who This Author Is

Ben Jonson has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 41 catalog-linked books across 1969 to 2020, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Cynthia's Revels (Dodo Press) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Dodo Press and Hard Press.

Best Place To Start

Cynthia's Revels (Dodo Press)

Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Dodo Press and Hard Press

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Dodo Press and Hard Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Cynthia's Revels (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 252 pages.

  2. Every Man Out of His Humour (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 224 pages.

  3. Every Man in His Humour (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. Every Man in His Humour (Italian Edition) (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 212 pages.

  5. Sejanus

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 248 pages.

  6. The Alchemist (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 264 pages.

  7. The Poetaster (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  8. Volpone; or, the Fox (Dodo Press)

    Dodo Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 260 pages.

  9. Bartholomew Fair

    Bibliotech Press • 2020 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2020 • 156 pages.

  10. Epicene, or The silent woman

    Manchester University Press | Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 338 pages.

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