1909 Shakespeare's Comedy: As You Like It

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Printed by permission of the Oxford Edition. Illustrated with forty tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A pastoral comedy following the heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court accompanied by her cousin Celia. As they reach the Forest of Arden, they encounter a variety of memorable characters. With a summary of the story included, as well as the play itself. Written by William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, a British Illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie.