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A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM

BY

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

FROM THE RIVERSIDE EDITION EDITED BY

RICHARD GRANT WHITE

WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND A

STUDY OF THE PLAY

BY LAURA EMMA LOCKWOOD, Ph. D.

Instructor in English, Wellesley College

CONTENTS.

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INTRODUCTION
A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM
APPENDIX:

I. THE PLOT
II. TIME
III. THE FAIRIES
IV. THE PLAY AS ADAPTED FOR AMATEUR PRESENTATION

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