[*] “Altogether the edition is so well-equipped that it is not likely to be superseded for many years. Advanced scholars will find it an excellent summary of rival views, almost entirely free from the strange temper and fantasy which are a feature of latter-day Shakespearean criticism.”
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[*] Shakespeare, William. [Tragedie of King Lear]; ed. by Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke. 75c. Crowell.
The latest volume in the “First folio” Shakespeare.