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HAKESPEARE'S COMPLETE WORKS.
NEW AND ELEGANT EDITION.
EDITED nj EICHALD GRANT WHITE
To be Published BY Subscription.

The labors of Mr.. White in the wide field Of Sakespe
ran research and criticism are everywhere known and
Appreciated by the students and lovers Of the Great ORA
matist The recent publication Of his shakespeares
Scholars was hailed with delight and satisfaction both
sides OF the Atlantic and secured for him the gratitude
OF every intelligent reader of Shakespeare Who desired
see the text in its original purity relieved Of the Of
superhuOus annotations, explanations, and attempted
improvements, by which it had been Rcumbered il not
obscured, by most of the previouscommentators.
This work be regarded the Of the forth
coming edition Of Shakespere's Complete Works, and as
indicating in degree, in its pecuarities the chief
of which as follows -
l. Adhesion text of the authentic OF 1929 ex
cepting where that Is manfestycorrupt o. detective H.
Inc restoration OF many passages from the original text
which the editor shows to have been carelesy assumed
be corrupt in preceding modern editions IH The
cessfu emendaon of many passages which undenia
bic corrupt and which have bad the efforts of prevosu
editors and commentators. ". The discovery and
recton of many corruptons of the text which have hith
ero been undecided. V. A"fugct selection from the
abors of al" the commentators W. The careful preser-
Walton of the rhymth of Shakespeare's prose, well
verse; according to the contracon in at his time
peculiar to him. as they are given in the cid editions,
though almost universally neglected in these of modern
date. VII. The examination, and tar possible,
the determination, Of the old modes Of pronunciation,
which numberess instances affect rythm and in many,
the of the text VIII. The credtngG every emen
daon explanation or Illustrative quotations. to the editor
common aor who first brought it forwadthus sucinc
y giving the reader the history of every disputed pass
age and so of the vicisstudes of the text IX The sep
aratiOn of the text and notes.
This edition will be accompanied by reduced fac-simile
of the curious and interesting preliminary matter to the
folio of 1928; by two portraits exclusive Of that upon
the title page of the old folio, of which has been
published in this country and by views in stratford
the Avon Of which have been taken specially to il
lustrate the Memoir Of the Poet-whch with Essay
upon his Genius compact but comprehensive History Of
the Text and of the Rise aud Progress of the
English Drama, will appear in the FIRST volume.
The work will be publisred by subscription, in twelve
volumes, post vo and will be printed new and elegant
type, and very superior paper.
Volumes III. w. V. containing the Comedies, will be
ready in weeks the Histories in the coming Autumn
and the Tragedies with volume containing the Poems
and the editorial Essays, in The of the following
Spring
Price 81 ,25 per volume, bound in CLOTH payable on
delivery:
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proof impressions Of the portraits and the few wood cuts,
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