1909 5th Edtn or Later Reprint AS YOU LIKE IT By Shakespeare Illus. Hugh Thomson Good

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1909 5th Edition or Later Reprint , 
AS YOU LIKE IT

By Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April[b] 1564 – 23 April 1616)[c] was an English playwright, poet and actor.
Hugh Thomson RI (1 June 1860 – 7 May 1920) was an Irish Illustrator born at Coleraine near Derry. He is best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. Thomson inaugurated the Cranford School of illustration with the publication of the 1891 Macmillan reissue of Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford.

Illustrated By: Hugh Thomson


Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London

quarto (4to 9+1⁄2 × 12 241 × 305),Pages 143

ISBN:

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623.
As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveller Jaques, who speaks many of Shakespeare's most famous speeches (such as "All the world's a stage", "too much of a good thing" and "A fool! A fool! I met a fool in the forest"). Jaques provides a sharp contrast to the other characters in the play, always observing and disputing the hardships of life in the country.



SKU: BTETM0002154
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

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Undated, likely to be c1910. Beautifully illustrated with 40 fine, full colour plates. Each tipped in and with a printed paper guard. Line drawings on each Act title page.
Spine and boards bumped and scuffed. Binding and text block firm. Pages clean and crisp. Please see photos as part of condition report.