The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols]. |
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| Title | The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols]. Volume 3 of The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols], William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editors | John Nichols, George Steevens |
| Published | 1797 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Jul 2007 |
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