New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-27
WHAT TE REALLY KNOX, ABOUT SHAKE
bPEARE."

ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
sHAKEsPEARE SOCIETY OF NEw-YoRK.
fothe Edttor OF fhs Trtbwns
SIR: SIX months ago called The TRIBUNE's
attention TO several del bsrste msststements Of we'll
known facu in for the instruction Of the
young, entitled "what We Really Know About shake.
,neara" For second edition OF that work tho stereo
type plates have cut and word two changed in
the whore these oocur tho eneot
Of which, while perhaps apparently leaving the aushors
oophoe apology Justification for the Is
certainly 70 render the whole any loss dangerous
guide.
For example. the page Q4s) which gives the forged
letter In which southampton made 70 speak OF Shake
speare especial friends and the writer OF
sowe Of English playa" sfvfntsc while nj the
top the succeeding <9) the words. This letter
may be quoted show that Shakespeare was known In
1913 ss the reputable head OF family. and better
an author than actor ETC.. has been altered to ths
letter decided BY DIR. NJ Ingleoy TO be for
sety. etc" This quite untrue aud Esrbled stale
meu o. other II still implies that there 10 doubt
rs to forgery. and claims that DR.. Ingleoy only
has decided it TO DO q forgery" Che passage
IL then made to quots-of all men In the woridJ0 Hal
Phillips ~ guaranteeing lie gennineness.)
Neither did Ingeby "deode to be forgery" DR..
UsiebYs book referred TO by a. tho fullest and
least technical statement OF the microscopic and ohom
cal detection Of the fraud then 1T my hand But the
"dvcsion made By the scientific and expert pro.
Brtish and to I'd vertse. convenient hand
book for young iearners work which deliberately AZ.
urms the contents of forgery-so kD
TO be for quarter Of oestury-still seems L 0
matte: 81 sns, So .ts'a S :SSsa % o S.sd
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lois in the aboriginal vilds Of Virginia where no
white man had ever penetrated. and y stone cs-ved
ss
story TOO rSicno1: 10 ast.in BODY but which had
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Mord. more than 2 year before the ars. sa,tiea u
..usa in The ssoosd edition Her. Il: psis.
have been Gus quite a. economically a. before Hare
Far away in yirGinia, for long time sheltered By
forest and more recently removed 20
s.en,s ssussryoas Of sse paSsarsrs Of wiis%
ehkespeare Can there be any truth In the Legend e
bow sbs ini.n, mind may read:
Par away 10 Virginia I've we're ones told for long
one in Inc osniary-oas Of the pa
besrsrs Of wl,.s shsksspssre Aias taas thsrs
Aud unitarian fassisn have the brssiins errors
Of tho fret edition been throuRhout Thoss
ss isssa:. rivalry 81 Ssss
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miss IN one rear appears seIt and the con
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geuisnen ke kionaru Grant White and Mr. Hsii ssii.
,ocos eno stih LABOR % eepnfAts forgery from
tso W spy ecee tns ensrmity IL Just boeks
shs % MA DAs ssd. think sgree with mo In raiain
ths hee and cry.
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eee nrnseas sss Stserlsr boob, the unschoisrly
slsshihg spirit OF hra Das bosk niehi readily b tor
given. enaouetodly more entertaining shsn the
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Ao0et eno 90 attract attention 70 what
merit Is bee ass g owe Mr.. Dali iau credit for hos
Bot exaes ruth % Of vaue even NJ 4 maslsr "a
sspesanscs practical edscassen q the bss9rsphy Of
pns i.te tss haaHs q those vhen Ma Dali ssiis
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