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A midsummer-night's dream, for young people / a play by William Shakespeare, adapted from the Cambridge text ; introductory story, decorations and illustrations by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection PR2827.A2 P4 1907
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Series:
- Dandelion classics for children
- Standardized Title:
- Midsummer night's dream
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Courtship.
- Athens (Greece)--Juvenile drama.
- Athens (Greece).
- Courtship--Juvenile drama.
- Genre:
- Fairy plays.
- Comedies.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- xliv, 93 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : F.A. Stokes Co., 1907.
- Summary:
- An abridged version of Shakespeare's original text with a character as an "announcer" who summarizes deleted passages. Includes some staging directions.
- Notes:
- Illustrated endpapers.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Penn Libraries copy has autograph ("May Burgoyne Bowman") on front free endpaper.
- Penn Libraries copy: dust jacket retained.
- OCLC:
- 2157978
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