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 PRESS AND OTHER OPINIONS

ON THE

FALSTAFF SHAKESPEARE,

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��Mr. GLADSTONE says of the "Falstaff Shakespeare," in a note dated November 13th, 1896:

"Accept my thanks for your courtesy in sending me your new and remarkable edition of Shakespeare, which, in itself, gives a startling proof of the great results that British enterprise is able to achieve at the most moderate prices.

" Yours very faithfully,

(Signed] "W. E. GLADSTONE."

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