Essays by Walter W. Skeat [manuscript], 19th or 20th century.

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Essays by Walter W. Skeat [manuscript], 19th or 20th century.

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Four autograph essays signed by Walter W. Skeat. All four are on word choice in Shakespeare's plays. Contents: (1) "Quarrel" in King Henry VIII, ii.3.14, (2) The word "mort" in Shakespeare, (3) Shakespeare's use of the verb "to latch," (4) The "prenzie" Angelo. At the head of each essay "from Rev. Prof. Skeat. 2 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge."

4 items ; 23 x 18 cm to 29 x 23 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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