nˌɪɹli ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd pˈeɪdʒᵻz lˈɔŋ plˈʌs ɐn ˈɪndɛks, ðə wˈɜːk wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn tˈuː vˈɑːljuːmz; ɡɹˈiːk, ɹˈoʊmən ænd ɪtˈæliən ɪnðə fˈɜːst ænd ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ plˈeɪz ɪnðə sˈɛkənd.
Nearly 800 pages long plus an index, the work was originally published in two volumes; Greek, Roman and Italian in the first and 'The English Plays' in the second.