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A Knack to Know an Honest Man: 1596
Excerpt from A Knack to Know an Honest 1596
The following year a quarto duly appeared, published by Cuthbert Burby, but bearing the device, and no doubt printed at the press, of Thomas Scarlet. Of this copies are rare, and no other early edition is known. The present reprint is based upon a collation of the copies preserved in the Bodleian Library and the Dyce collection at South Kensington. Neither of these contains the first leaf, which was presumably blank (except, possibly, for a signature letter), while in both alike certain leaves are badly cropped in the margin, though in most instances the correct reading can be ascertained by a comparison of the two. The Dyce copy, which is a very poor one in every way, also wants two leaves of text, A4 and B4, which have been supplied by a modern reprint from the Bodleian copy. The quarto, in which the press work is far better than the composition, is printed in roman type of a body resembling modern English (20 11. 94. Mm).
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The following year a quarto duly appeared, published by Cuthbert Burby, but bearing the device, and no doubt printed at the press, of Thomas Scarlet. Of this copies are rare, and no other early edition is known. The present reprint is based upon a collation of the copies preserved in the Bodleian Library and the Dyce collection at South Kensington. Neither of these contains the first leaf, which was presumably blank (except, possibly, for a signature letter), while in both alike certain leaves are badly cropped in the margin, though in most instances the correct reading can be ascertained by a comparison of the two. The Dyce copy, which is a very poor one in every way, also wants two leaves of text, A4 and B4, which have been supplied by a modern reprint from the Bodleian copy. The quarto, in which the press work is far better than the composition, is printed in roman type of a body resembling modern English (20 11. 94. Mm).
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
82 pages, Hardcover
Published February 3, 2018
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April 8, 2020
I read this one primarily for its connections to Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The plot is a little difficult to summarise, but the play starts with Lelio killing his former friend Sempronio in a duel for attempting to seduce his wife, and events unravel from there. But fear not, because this one has happy endings all round. An enjoyable play, if not an especially thought-provoking one.
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