One Touch of Shakespeare: Letters of Joseph Crosby to Joseph Parker Norris, 1875-1878A collection of excerpts from 251 letters written by a shy widower and grocer in Zanesville. Ohio, who, in his time, was one of three Americans who could be called learned and eminent Shakespeareans. They are concerned with book collection, stage production, stage history, the state of the English language in Shakespeare's time, criticism, and interpretation of the text. |
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... original edition of the " Shakespeare - Gallery " for Nine Dollars ! I pledge you my word of honour , twenty - five ... original . My copy is edited by an “ Ernest Fleischer , " Leipzig , May , 1847 , for Westerman Brothers , New York ...
... original edition of the " Shakespeare - Gallery " for Nine Dollars ! I pledge you my word of honour , twenty - five ... original . My copy is edited by an “ Ernest Fleischer , " Leipzig , May , 1847 , for Westerman Brothers , New York ...
Page 92
... originals , which he sent me from Philadelphia , in a registered letter . Of course they were all right . I saw at once ... original criticisms on the Characters , the " mo- tive , " and other æsthetic matters ; but brief ; only 2 or 3 ...
... originals , which he sent me from Philadelphia , in a registered letter . Of course they were all right . I saw at once ... original criticisms on the Characters , the " mo- tive , " and other æsthetic matters ; but brief ; only 2 or 3 ...
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... original MSS . , which it seemed probable still remained at Stratford . I thought of this , when trying to assign ... original " writings , " " without blot , " & c . to set up from , was all sham : and we know that some of the plays ...
... original MSS . , which it seemed probable still remained at Stratford . I thought of this , when trying to assign ... original " writings , " " without blot , " & c . to set up from , was all sham : and we know that some of the plays ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Notes to the Introduction | 40 |
Text 35 | 122 |
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