The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-26
-,1l a NEW, ERA OF -
SHAKSPEARE

IN AMERIcAl

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tratsd sisiioa If ths Ba,d s0sr Published.
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Il ~ ysti. ANK, r. w, WIER, ESQ.
TXTiI.L, de,ign select and arrange the Illustrations Of
Wv winch there will be about 1900 executed on
wood in lie Eey best syle Of the modern school ofha'
art. ts
10 submitting the Prospectus Of lhs Editor to the
pnblic the Publisher has only add that he VIII spare
nehsr expense nor pains 10 make this edition Of The
Worlds Poet superior 10 any that has aPPeared- 70 u
Insisatiuns iypography and papar. The form will be
royal octavo and viii be ssueI 10 weekly parts price
l2t cents which places whil The means OF persons OF
euimosIimiied fcrltines whist on account o. US Pc
elhesbeauy il will gain llsef admission into the libra
ehoa the rich and there prove TO be cue Of the most
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Those who wish this work in The most perfect stale
wiIony be- sure Of il by taking the parts as they ap'
pear, whcn will contain The early proofs Of the engra
vlrsst as
part will bo issued in March. 81. p t.e
PROSPECTUS;
The Pictorial and Illustrated editions Of SHAKES,
PERE lately published in England are amongst the
most beautiful specimens Of the recent rem kable IN
ploseuieut Of tile art OF wood engraving, which oy
combining great excellence of execution with economy
Of nrsce has given unpreceded dlillslon 10 e mos'
exquisite productnns-Of the arts OF Design.
ihe designs Of Kenny Meadows for the Illustrations
SSas edilion Of shakespeare express the character OF
the several peTsOnsges aud the sprlt OF he scene,
with wonderful truth and power; whilst the wood en-
.Rraving Of Knights Pct0ral editlon cGmJne WIN the
highest merits ca aad taste such harmed ana minute
ancuraoy as 10 scenery costume architecture, TO make
he perpetual and most instructive commentary upon
the Poets text lis now proposed 10 embody 10 an
American edition. he admirable illustrations Of both
these editioas engraved with equal excellence Of me-
shancal execution TO add to these other eugraVIngs
kom eminent artists as Reynolds, russell, .. Nowlon;
&c and TO accompany them with beauhiy printed
and correct text ,..l,..
Bu, the publisher, anxious that his country shohid
nav some mart Of tho homage due from her TO greatest of
Pvels as 10 one who belongs not solely lo England,
but 10 all =
WHO speak The tongue
Ft That Shakespeare spake,
eohd NOT content himself with nlersrepubicatlon or
compatlon. lie has therefore prevailed upon K b
Wsr whose repua,ion as an Artist is already dent fed
with ri. country history contribute ser es Of orig
ina de.sns together with such advice and assistance
IN other details Of art as bis taste may suggest for the IL
lus,fa,ou and embellishment Of the pubhcahonr-
From the same reason tle publisher instead oil repfln-
tine the text and commentary Of a popular English
impression, was desirous that his edition should have
t,e super vision of an American editor IhIs teak has
been undertaken bo GUL.lAN C. VERPtANkK.
he man proposed for himself by the editor to furnish the
reader with carefully prepared and accurately prihea 'ex
bv ahy notes comments upon the page lse
ms evvever useful they may be elsewhere they are 100 apt 10
divert the mind from the power Of the pcels ough ana 70
pr te magic Of his Such notes as may be thought
useful for the explanation or criCS " e eA WI" pe
jno an nppendix TO each play
The text of shakspeares dramatic works drawn from old
printed copies in his age which had never passed unaer e
authors eye, consequently dishsuea oy eorS anu
ohseurties Il passed during the last century through sue
coon Of VARYING editions until the revision of Stevens and
Moua whose or rather that of Stevens) has become Tue
standard from which most of the English and American Cd