First published 1968

This edition reprinted 1979

by Methuen & Co. Ltd

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Published in the USA by

Methuen & Co.

in association with Methuen, Inc.

733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017

© 1968 Brian Vickers

Printed in Great Britain by

Whitstable Litho Ltd, Whitstable, Kent

ISBN 0416 72570 8

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Vickers, Brian, b.1937

The artistry of Shakespeare’s prose.

—(Methuen library reprints).

I. Shakespeare, William—Prose

1. Title

822.3’3      PR3087      79-40752

ISBN 0-416-72570-8