The Nation 1908-05-14: Vol 86 Iss 2237

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‘The N VOL. LXXXVI—NO. 2237. THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1908. PRICE TEN Ce prs. The Shakespeare Library Under the genera! editorship of Professor I. Gollancz “It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of these books. They are not, of course, unfamiliar to scholars, but, on the other hand, they have not hitherto been collected in such convenient and inexpensive form, and thereby made so easily accessible to a large circle of readers.’—N. Y. Tribune. The Old Spelling Shakespeare Edited according to the orthography of the Quartos | and Folios by F. J. Furnivall, M.A., D.Litt. In Forty Volumes, of which the following have already been issued : “LOUE’S LABOR’S LOST.” “THE TAMING OF A SHREW.” “TWELFTH NIGHT.” “TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.” “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.” Per volume, cloth, $1.00 net; linen paper, half parch- ment, $1.60 net. The Shakespeare Classics Quarter-bound antique grey boards, with frontispieces, $1.00 net. Whole gold brown velvet persian, $1.60 net. Three-quarter vellum, Oxford side-papers, gilt tops, silk marker, $1.70 net. Lodge’s “‘Rosalynde”: the original of “As You Like It.” Edited by W. W. Greg, M.A. Greene’s “Pandosto, or Dorastus and Fawnia’’: the original of “A W.nter’s Tale.” Edited by P. G. Thomas, of the University of London. Brooke’s “‘Romeus and Juliet”: the original of “Romeo and Juliet.” Edited by J. J. Munro. 36WEST 37" ST" Prospectus, containing titles of further volumes, sent on application. | The Lamb Shakespeare for the Young Mary and Charles Lamb’s Tales, with those scenes and passages from Shakespeare which every child should know. _ Illustrated by Helen Stratton and L. E. Wright. “THE TEMPEST.” “AS YOU LIKE IT.” **A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.” **‘TWELFTH NIGHT.” | | Per volume cloth, 80c. net; leather $1.00 net. Shakespeare’s England “Robert Laneham’s Letter.” Containing Cap- tain Cox’s list of the popular literature of the day. Demy 8vo, cloth, gilt top, $1.75 net. “Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare’s Youth.” Reprints of old pamphlets. Edited by Edward Viles and Dr. Furnivall. Demy 8vo, cloth, gilt top, $1.75 net. **Shakespeare’s Holinshed.” A reprint of the passages of which Shakespeare made use in his His- torical Plays. Edited by W. G. Boswell-Stone. Royal 8vo, cloth, gilt top, $3.50 net.