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Shakspere & Typography

by William Blades

A printer argues, in 1872, that Shakespeare must have worked in a printing house, from the way he uses printers’ words. The argument has not won many converts. Blades makes it with real knowledge of the trade.

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Reading time

About 30 minutes

Where to find it

On the Archive shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #40841. In the public domain in the United States.