The Family Shakspeare in Which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; But Those Words and Expression - Softcover

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Thomas Bowlder (1754-1825) was an English physician and minister, better known for his popular Family Shakespeare books, which sold through many editions. His editorial activities gave rise to the term bowdlerize, which means to expurgate a book by deleting sections considered indelicate.