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The Shakspearian reader : a collection of the most approved plays of Shakspeare : carefully revised with introductory and explanatory notes, and a memoir of the author : prepared expressly for the use of classes, and the family reading circle / by John W.S. Hows.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Hows, John W. S. (John William Stanhope), 1797-1871.; Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.; D. Appleton and Company, publisher.
1889
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Title
The Shakspearian reader : a collection of the most approved plays of Shakspeare : carefully revised with introductory and explanatory notes, and a memoir of the author : prepared expressly for the use of classes, and the family reading circle / by John W.S. Hows.
Uniform title
Plays. Selections. 1889
Created/published
New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1889.
Description
xvi, 447 ; 19 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Hows, John W. S. (John William Stanhope), 1797-1871.
Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954, former owner.
D. Appleton and Company, publisher.
Note
With 3 p. of publisher's advertisements.
Contents
Hamlet
Much ado about nothing
Macbeth
As you like it
Othello
Tempest
Romeo and Juliet
Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Midsummer night's dream
Julius Caesar
Twelfth night
Measure for measure
King John
King Henry IV, part 1
King Henry VIII.
Genre/form
Booksellers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.

Call number
PR2752 1889h Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Publisher's quarter leather binding with cloth boards. Gift of Henry N. Paul.
Folger accession
6121