SHAKESPEARE

BY

P. H. DITCHFIELD
M.A., F.S.A., F.R.S.L., F.R. HIST.S.

RECTOR OF BARKHAM

WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS

METHUEN & CO. LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.

LONDON

ΤΟ

LANCELOT RIDLEY PHELPS

PROVOST OF ORIEL COLLEGE

OXFORD

AND TO ALL OLD ORIEL FRIENDS

WHO STILL HAVE ME

IN REMEMBRANCE

WITH KINDLY GREETINGS

I DEDICATE

THIS BOOK