Tis Pity Shes A Whore

Tis Pity She’s a Whore (2006 edition) – John Ford
Published by A & C Black

Seventeenth-century drama doesn’t get much more scandalous than this. John Ford’s notorious tragedy of forbidden love, lust, and revenge has been shocking (and secretly fascinating) audiences since it first hit the stage in the 1630s. This 2006 student-friendly A & C Black edition comes complete with introduction, notes, and the sense that you’re probably reading something your English teacher worried about assigning.

Yes, the title is still eyebrow-raising, yes the themes are as dark as Jacobean theatre gets, and yes, people still argue whether Ford was a genius or just very, very bleak. Either way, if you like your classics twisted, tragic, and slightly uncomfortable, this is the one.

Condition: it’s from Crappy Old Books, so don’t expect minty-fresh. Expect “readable,” “shelfworn,” and possibly “annotated by someone who thought they were clever.” But hey—that’s part of the charm.

This is an ex-school book from Old Palace school in Croydon.

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