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Title: Shakespeare's treatment of love & marriage, and other essays

Author: C. H. Herford


Release date: December 4, 2022 [eBook #69468]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: T.F. Unwin ltd, 1921

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SHAKESPEARE’S TREATMENT
OF LOVE AND MARRIAGE
AND OTHER ESSAYS

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SHAKESPEARE’S
TREATMENT OF
LOVE & MARRIAGE
AND OTHER ESSAYS
By C. H. HERFORD

HONORARY PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

T. FISHER UNWIN LTD

LONDON: ADELPHI TERRACE

First published in 1921

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TO
MY STUDENTS,
PAST AND PRESENT,
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
1901-1921