This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.

1896. This book presents in a convenient form for reference a collection of the quaint theories about Natural History accepted by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The plan of the book is to give some illustration of each word mentioned by Shakespeare when there is anything remarkable to be noted about it. All of the quotations inserted in this book are from works that were the standard authorities in Shakespeare's time, and the extracts are cited with the utmost exactness.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

1896. This book presents in a convenient form for reference a collection of the quaint theories about Natural History accepted by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The plan of the book is to give some illustration of each word mentioned by Shakespeare when there is anything remarkable to be noted about it. All of the quotations inserted in this book are from works that were the standard authorities in Shakespeare's time, and the extracts are cited with the utmost exactness.