National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM
SHAKSPEARE. by the Rev. HENRY NJ
HUDSON, III. y. BOstoni OHM, Heath q Co.
washington William Ballnntyne.

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Washington William Ballantyne.
Volumes XIV to Xxx inclusive, Of this work,
which completes the series, have Just been re-
but those now upon our table contain many OF the
| best. known plays ofthe immortal Bard of Avon,
| is published in volumes of convenient size, which
arcmodels Of typography, and the Harvard edition
VIII speedily become The most popular, as IL Ger.
Shakespeare that have appeared. Indeed the old
Harvard edition of Mr.. Hudson, which made its
| shakspearcan students and by the general reader
| In thls present edition, however, the editor has
| brought TO his work the added experience Of sub:
| sequent researches, and the careful and critical
analysis and discriminating explanations which
the former work showed are now amplified and
ture Judgment. While The notes are abundant
| To give to the reader complete explanation and
understanding Of ambiguous passages and dis
OF learning but give only such information as an
intelligent reader orstudent would need, and show
in every instance the results of careful investga
tion. and sound Judgment The venerable
Professor Hudson has long ranked among
the first shakspearean scholars. his life
works of the master Of the English dramatists and
poets, and to the investigation Of every form
Of literature which could best explain and Illus
trate the meaning of Shakspcare's wonderful verse
In his criticisms he Is not swaycd by prejudice,
Outweighs the points from common. sense stand
arr some readings which do not coincide with cur
own views, the generally accepted punctuation Is
followed. That which first struck our attention is
in the Macbeth" soloquy, which Mr.. Hudson
reads thus:
II itwere done when rs Conc, then 'twerc wei
u were done quickly; II tn assassination
Gould trRmmel up the consequence, and catch
with his surcense, success, DC.
Our own study and investigation has convinced
us that the reading which some Of the best actors
have adopted Of making complete sentence OF
the first line gives the correct meaning. lift
done when It's done, then twere well. That II. "
when the deed was actually committed that was
the complexion the lnality, the end, then II were
well; all right. Aud following the same strain OF
thought II were done quickly II tn RsSassina-
ton could trammel up lis consequences and catch
with his surcease success, &c. That IN 10 say, IL
the assassination could entangle Its own conse-
quenccs and stop all further detail OF danger, why
then the decd would be but n momentnry act, and
readings not only in Macbeth" but in Hamlet"
and OthellO, In which we Ill ficr with Mr.. Hudson
II lis with some diflidencc that we thus express dis
sent from any portion of so valuable work BY so
emminent scholar, but our aim has always been
to give an honest and candid opinion in criticism,
whether ola book, an author, or an actor
IN MEMoRIAM, JAMES 4. GARFIELD, TWEEN.
STATES Computed by HENRY J. COoKtNo-
HAN. Utica, n. ": Curtiss 4 Chllds Washing
ton: q. A. Whitaker.
This little volume contains the services at Frank
lin Cottage at Elberon those at the Capitol In this
city, and the final obsequies at Cleveland, Ohio
There also poems By several eminent authors
having for their subject the suffering and death Of
the late President among them being Henry W.
Lowell, DR.. j. q. Holland, and two speeches made
by the deceased. The compilation is carefully
made, and the book Is fitting souvenir of the sad
event which IL commentaries.