This volume includes complete works by John Awdeley, Thomas Harman, William Hazlitt, and others.

The first work, “The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare’s Youth, itself, is a collection that includes “Fraternitye of Vacabondes,” by John Awdeley, and “Caveat,” by Thomas Harman, with an introduction by Edward Viles and F. J. Furnvall.

The second complete work, “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays,” was written by William Hazlitt, and includes an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.