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Life in Shakespeare’s England. A Book of Elizabethan Prose compiled by J. Dover Wilson, M.A. Crown 8vo. With 7 Plates. 3s 6d net.
“Mr Wilson’s selection is that of a scholar; admirably selected and wonderfully representative of the rich material drawn upon.... You come not upon passages that have become worn by familiarity.” —The Westminster Gazette
“As a picture of social England in the sixteenth century the volume is well worth study. We have read it through and can vouch that there is not a dull page.“—The Journal of Education
“Each extract describes some facet in the various life of England at the time. We see the country life, with its labour, sports, festivals, and superstitions; the educated life of schools, universities, and travel; the life of London, and its disorders, temptations, plagues, and fashions; the life of books and theatres; the life at court and at home; the life of rogues, vagabonds, and seamen.”—The Nation
An Anthology of the Poetry of the Age of Shakespeare. Chosen and Arranged by W. T. Young, M.A., Lecturer in English Language and Literature at the University of London, Goldsmiths’ College. Crown 8vo. 2s 6d net.