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Excerpt from A List of Works: Illustrative of the Life and Writings of Shakespeare: The History of Stratford-on-Avon, and the Rise and Progress of the Early English Drama The object sought to be accomplished by the some what peculiar mode of circulation herein adopted is the preservation of a vast quantity of Shakespearian materials, useful to the student and critical reader, which are either too diffuse or too technical to be included in works prepared for the general public. Some of that numerous class, who believe they can always regulate the affairs of their neighbours to advantage, have very strongly advised me to increase the numbers of the impression of these books, and to lower their price! The argument, on the first statement, appears conclusive. It is this: - when once the type is set, the printing of five hundred copies costs little more than ten. Instead, therefore, in the case, for instance, of a book, the expenses for ten copies of which amount to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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