I acknowledge Shakespeare to be the world’s greatest dramatic poet, but regret that no parent could place the uncorrected book in the hands of his daughter, and therefore I have prepared the Family Shakespeare.
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Those expressions are omitted which can not with propriety be read aloud in the family.
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Birth: | 11th July, 1754 |
Death: | 24th February, 1825 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Editor, Physician |
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