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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)
The Works of William Shakespeare ; v. 6 / edited by Henry Irving and Frank A. Marshall.
1889RCIN 1056058
This book is one of an eight-volume set edited by the Shakespearean actor Sir Henry Irving, who in 1895 became the f irst actor to be knighted. Irving presented the volumes to Queen Mary when she was Duchess of York, as a gift on her marriage to the future King George V in 1893. The actor inscribed the f irst volume to her with a quote from Othello.
