John Webster

John Webster was born in c. 158 to a London coachmaker, and appears to have studied law at the Middle Temple. Although he is recorded as the author of several other works, including a history play, Lady Jane, his only surviving works are Westward Ho! and Northward Ho! (164-5), written in collaboration with Thomas Dekker, the comedy The Devil's Law Case (162), and two tragic masterpieces, The White Devil (1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (1614).