Shakespeare's England . ubject. The firstbook of them, called The Trip to England, reprinted,with changes, from the New York Tribune, was madefor me, at the De Vinne Press. The subsequentgrowth of the work is traced in the earlier Preface,herewith reprinted. The title of Shakespeares Eng-land was given to it when the first English editionwas published, by Mr. David Douglas, of has been my privilege to various tours ofthe British islands, since those of 1877 and 1882,recorded here; and my later books. Gray Days andGold, and Old Shrines and Ivy, should be read inassociation wi
Shakespeare's England . ubject. The firstbook of them, called The Trip to England, reprinted,with changes, from the New York Tribune, was madefor me, at the De Vinne Press. The subsequentgrowth of the work is traced in the earlier Preface,herewith reprinted. The title of Shakespeares Eng-land was given to it when the first English editionwas published, by Mr. David Douglas, of has been my privilege to various tours ofthe British islands, since those of 1877 and 1882,recorded here; and my later books. Gray Days andGold, and Old Shrines and Ivy, should be read inassociation with this one, by those persons who carefor a wider glimpse of the same delightful field, inthe same companionship, and especially by those wholike to follow the record of exploration and change inShakespeares As to the question of accuracy, —and indeed, as to all other questions, — it is wishthat this book may be judged by the text of the presentedition, which is the latest and the best. W. 6, Beautiful and storied scenes that have soothed andelevated the mind naturally inspire a feeling of by that feeling the present author has writtenthis record of his rambles in England. It was his wish,in dwelling upon the rural loveliness and the literaryand historical associations of that delightful realm, toafford sympathetic guidance and useful suggestion to travellers who, like himself m,ight be attractedto roam among the shrines of the mother land. Thereis no pursuit more fascinating or in a high intellectualsense more remunerative; since it serves to define andregulate knowledge, to correct m-isapprehensions of fact,^obroaden the mental vision, to ripen and refine the judg- 3 4 PREFACE ment and the taste, and to fill the memory with ennoblingrecollections. These papers two visits toEngland, the first made in 1877, the second in 1882;they occasionally touch upon the same place or scene asobserved at different t
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