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REPLY1850

BLUNDER IN MALONE'S SHAKSPEARE

By C.

I regret that no further notice has been taken of the very curious matter suggested by "Mr. Jebb" (No 14. p. 213.), one of the many forgeries of which Shakspeare has been the object, which ought to be cleared up, but which I have neither leisure nor materials to attempt; but I can afford a hint or two for other inquirers. 1. This strange intermixture of some *John* Shakspeare's confession of the Romish faith with *William* Shakspeare's will, is, as Mr. Jebb states to be found in the *Dublin* edition of Malone's *Shakspeare*, 1794, v. i. p. 154. It is generally supposed that this Dublin edition…

Topics: Forgery, Shakespearean Studies, Literary History

Locations: Dublin, London, Ireland