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| Title | Strictures on Mr. Collier's New Edition of Shakespeare, 1858 |
| Authors | Alexander Dyce, William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Alexander Dyce |
| Publisher | J. R. Smith, 1859 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 227 pages |
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