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SlIAKESPEARE'S COMPLETE WORKS.
NEW AND ELEGANT EDITION.
EDITED EIcHALD GRANT WHITE.
TO be Published By Subscription.
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The labors OF Mr. White in the wide field Of shakespe
ran research and criticism, are everywhere known and
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Scholar" hailed with delight and satisfaction both
sides of the Atlantic and secured for him the gratitude
of every intelligent reader of SHAKESPEARE who desired TO
see the text in its original purity relieved of the Of
superhuous annotaons, explanations, and attempted
Improvements, by which it had been ncumbered, If not
obscured, by most Of the previous commentators.
This work may be regarded as the Of the forth
coming edition of Shakesperes Complete Works. and as
indicating in some degree in its pecularites the chief
of which are follows
Adhesion the text of the authentic folio 1929 ex-
ceptng where that Is manestly corrupt defective. H.
The restoration Of many passages from the original text
which the editor shows have been careesy assumed
be corrupt in proceeding modern editions. H. The
cessful emendaon of many passages which undenia
Bile corrupt and which have baed the efforts of prevosu
editors and commentators w. The discovery and cor
recton of many corrupons Of the text which have hth
ero been undecided. V. A" frugal selection from tina
abos Of all the ntaors VI The careful preser
walton of the rhymth of Shakespeares prose, we'll
verse; according to the contractons in at his time,
peculiar to him. they given in the old editions,
though almost universally neglected in those Of modern
date. VII. The examination, and far possible,
the determination, Of the old modes of pronunciation,
which numberess instances affect rythm and in many,
the sense Of the text VIII The credng Of every
daton explanation orustratiye quotation to the editor
or common ator who first brought it orwardthus sucinc
y giving the reader the history of every disputed pass
age, and of the vicssudes of the text TX 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 1923 by two portraits Exclusive OF that upon
the title page of the old foo of which has been
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lustrate the Memoir of the Poet-which, with Essay
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
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Volumes ILL., ". containing the Comedies will be
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and the editorial Essays, in the of the following
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