Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 9781332888382

Excerpt from The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. 1: With Explanatory Notes; To Which Is Added, a Copious Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Much as Shakspeare has been read of late years, and widely as the study and admi ration of him have been extended, there is still a numerous class to whom he is very imperfectly known. Many of the middling and lower ranks of the inhabitants of this country are either not acquainted with him at all, excepting by name, or have only seen a few of his Plays, which have accidentally fallen in their way. It is to supply the wants of those persons, that the lament edition is principally undertaken; and it cannot fail of becoming, to them, a perpetual source of altar tainment and instruction. That they will derive the highest entertainment from it, no one can deny; for it does not require any extraordinary degree of knowledge or education to enter into the general spirit of Shakspeare. The passions he describes, are the passions which are felt by every human being; and his wit and humour are not local, or confined to the customs of a particular age, but are such as will give pleasure at all times, and to men of all ranks, from the highest to the lowest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.