The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser, Vol. 1 of 10

Excerpt from The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser, Vol. 1 of 10: Edited, With a New Life, Based on Original Researches, and a Glossary Embracing Notes and Illustrations; Life of Spenser, by the Editor, With Appendix Trinity College; Henry Bradshaw, Esq., m.a., Univer sity Library, Cambridge the British Museum, London, specially Mr. George Bullen and Dr. Richard Garnett, and the erudite librarian of the Bodleian, Oxford. I would further wish to express my indebtedness to the Kerry Magazine (1852 - 54) for priceless historical papers and guidance on the Irish problems; and to many critical papers in home and foreign high-class periodicals - by which Vol. X. Will be still more en riched. Finally - I must reiterate my thanks to Lord Fitzhardinge (through the Royal Librarian, Mr. R. H. Holmes), and Lord Derby, and the Rev. Samuel baring-gould, m.a., and the eminent art-critic and artist Mr. Philip G. Hamerton, and Mr. John Lindsay, Youghal, for enabling me to illustrate the large-paper Copies Of these volumes so authentically and effectively. For the first time the handwriting, \xith characteristic autograph Of Spenser, is faithfully given, by the kind permission of Sir William Hardy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.