Beaumont, Francis, and Fletcher, John. [Works.] Cambridge English classics; text ed. by Arnold Glover. 10v. ea. *$1.50. Macmillan.
An edition of Beaumont and Fletcher in the series of “Cambridge English classics.” It gives the text of the second folio, which contained the thirty-four plays of the first folio with the addition of the wild-goose chase and all other known plays of the authors published previously to 1679. All the variant readings appear in the appendix, but there is no critical apparatus provided.
+ Acad. 69: 1169. N. 11, ’05. 1380w. (Review of v. 1.) + + Acad. 70: 376. Ap. 21, ’06. 460w. (Review of v. 2.) Ath. 1906. 2: 250. S. 1, ’06. 950w. (Review of v. 2 and 3.)
“Does not seem to us to possess any advantage over the Variorum edition ... except that of greater cheapness.”
+ Nation. 82: 344. Ap. 26, ’06. 350w. (Review of v. 1.) + N. Y. Times. 10: 809. N. 25, ’05. 340w. (Review of v. 1.)
“Within its restricted limits it seems to be well done. But it is not the twentieth century edition of Beaumont and Fletcher which is wanted by all students of the history of the English drama.” Brander Matthews.
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 222. Ap. 7, ’06. 170w. (Review of v. 1.)
“The text ... is that of the second folio ... which causes us both wonder and regret.”
+ – Sat. R. 101: 662. My. 26, ’06. 410w. (Review of v. 1.)