Word: dears
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a valuable copy of the first authorized American edition of the book. It was published by Charles Scribner's of New York in 1886. The real interest in the book, however, centres about the inscription. Stevenson gave the volume in 1886 to his dear friend and collaborator in his dramatic works, William Ernest Henley. Four plays were written by the two writers, but most of the plays of Stevenson were unsuccessful. The four works were "Admiral Guinea," "Bean Austin," "Macaire," and "Deacon Brodie." The inscription Stevenson wrote on the fly-leaf is as follows...
...Dear...
...kindled by a letter. And I own I grind under this which robs me, not only of my ancestors, but of my native country; and I grind the harder since I see an American publisher actually announcing my own books, and in type, under this travesty. I am, Dear Sir, Yours truly, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. Not Steph...
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...University a fitting celebration of the Shaksperean anniversary, but confers a delicate compliment upon Harvard. It is doubtful if there is another university in the land where Shakspere is more thoroughly taught and studied and from more varied points of view. Professor Kittredge is the scholar who has made dear the meaning of Shakspere's plays, and who has done most to foster the study of Shakspere in the University. Professor Baker has analyzed Shakspere's dramatic technique, and found in it a source from which to train successful dramatists. Professor Wendell has done a great deal for Shaksperean criticism...