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library.forgemesh.io Shakespeare & Drama Shelf
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library.forgemesh.io Shakespeare & Drama Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Returns a curated, popularity-ranked list of public-domain plays and dramatic works — including Shakespeare — with titles, authors, years, book IDs, and drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.
Price / call$0.003
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf of public-domain plays and dramatic works, including Shakespeare, ranked by historical popularity. Returns title, author, year, book_id, and drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.
Output
A list of up to 50 public-domain plays and dramatic works (default 20), each with title, author, publication year, book_id, and drill-down route URLs for retrieving the full text, ranked by historical popularity.
Example use cases
Shakespeare reading list for students
“Give me a ranked list of the most historically popular Shakespeare plays available in the public domain — I need titles, authors, and years so I can put together a reading syllabus.”
Classic drama discovery for a book club
“Pull up the top 30 public-domain dramatic works ranked by historical popularity — we're choosing our next book club pick from classical theatre and want the most iconic ones.”
Full-text link finder for a research project
“I need a list of public-domain plays with their book IDs and drill-down routes so I can fetch the full text of specific works — show me up to 50 titles from the drama shelf.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/shakespeare-and-dramaWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, popularity-ranked index of public-domain plays and dramatic works (especially Shakespeare) without requiring authentication or a license. It is ideal for discovering which classic dramas are available and obtaining their book IDs and drill-down routes before fetching full texts. Prefer it over general web search when you want structured, consistent metadata with direct links into a full-text retrieval system.
Side effects
- limit exceeds maximum of 50 — response may return an error or cap silently at 50
- limit of 0 or negative integer — may return empty list or error
- payment failure via x402 protocol — call blocked, no results returned
- service unavailable — 5xx error with no results
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": "1998",
"title": "Hamlet",
"author": "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616",
"book_id": 1524,
"subjects": [
"Tragedies (Drama)"
],
"download_count": 15000
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Shakespeare & Drama",
"coverage": {
"target": 1000,
"indexed": 865
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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