Download or read book The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. 1 of 10 (Classic Reprint) written by William Shakespeare and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. 1 of 10 I'r seems to be a kind of respect due to the memory of excellent men, especially of those whom their wit and learning have made famous, to deliver some account of themselves, as well as their works, to posterity. For this reason, how fond do we see some people of discovering any little personal story of the great men of antiquity! Their families, the common accidents of their lives, and even their shape, make, and features, have been the subject of critical inquiries. How trifling soever this curiosity may seem to be, it is certainly very natural and we are hardly satisfied with an account of any remarkable person, till we have heard him described even to the very clothes he wears. As for what relates to men of letters, the knowledge of an author may sometimes conduce to the better understanding his book and though the works of Mr. Shakespeare may seem to many not to want a comment, yet I fancy some lit tle account of the man himself may not be thought impro per to go along with them. 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.