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William Shakespeare, by John Masefield
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Title: William Shakespeare
Author: John Masefield
Release Date: November 15, 2008 [EBook #27264]
Language: English
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Transcriber's note
Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without notice. Obvious printer errors have been corrected, and are listed at the end.
For the chapter heading, "The Second Part of King Henry IV", the Table of Contents lists it as "King Henry IV, Part II"; this was not changed. In addition other inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been maintained.
HOME UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OF MODERN KNOWLEDGE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BY JOHN MASEFIELD
LONDON
WILLIAMS & NORGATE
HENRY HOLT & Co., NEW YORK CANADA: WM. BRIGGS, TORONTO INDIA: R. & T. WASHBOURNE, LTD.
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