THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

BY

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

EDITED . FOR SCHOOL USE

BY

HELEN GRAY CONE

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE NORMAL

COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

GLOBE SCHOOL BOOK COMPANY

NEW YORK AND CHICAGO

Copyright, 1900, by
GLOBE SCHOOL BOOK COMPANY

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III. Shakespearian Grammar

IV. Shakespeare's Verse

V. Euphuistic Prose

VI. Place of the Merchant of Venice among Shake-

speare's Plays

VII. Source of the Plot

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