Excerpt from The Stratford Gallery, or the Shakspeare Sisterhood: Comprising Forty-Five Ideal Portraits IN offering the first fruits of her labor of love to the generous world of Shakspeare-lovers, the writer distinctly disclaims the intention of presumptuously identifying her self, in her unpretending task, with those whose names are honorably associated with the master-poet's, and who are known by their works, as his wise and faithful scholars and expounders. Yet does she confidently claim the right to Speak of these, his Sisterhood, as one woman may justly speak of another - judging them, not with sophisticated research nor oracular criticism, but simply, naturally, sympathetically, as she may regard her fellow. 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.