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John Howe, 4th Baron Chedworth (1754-1804)
Notes upon some of the obscure passages in Shakespeare's plays : with remarks upon the explanations and amendments of the commentators in the editions of 1785, 1790, 1793 / by the late Right Hon John Lord Chedworth. 1805
23.8 x 15.3 x 3.2 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1058930
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John Howe, 4th and last Baron Chedworth, was a reclusive man, interested in the stage and the turf. He passed his life mainly in Suffolk, rarely visiting his estates in Gloucestershire, and spent much of his time in a study of Shakespeare. This work was published after his death by his friend, the musician Thomas Penrice, and contains Chedworth's notes on the readings of the chief Shakespearean commentators of his day, including Samuel Johnson, George Steevens and Edmond Malone.
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Acquired at the Dawson Turner sale, March 1853
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23.8 x 15.3 x 3.2 cm (book measurement (conservation))
24.0 x 3.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
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