The Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. 4: Richard II; Richard III (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. 4: Richard II; Richard III<br/><br/>The text of the play in the 1628 Folio was evidently de rived from the Fourth Quarto, corrected with some care, and prepared for stage representation. In the 'new additions of the Parliament Sceane,' it would appear that the defective text of the Quarto had been corrected from the author's ms. 'for this part, therefore, the First Folio is our highest authority; for all the rest of the play the First Quarto affords the best text (cambridge Editors).<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>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.