HE present Edition is intended, in respect to its appearance and size-a clear beautiful type, and a page free from Notes-to form a handy readable series of Volumes, equally adapted for the Pocket, the Knapsack, and the Railway. The Text has been arranged from a close comparison of the most trustworthy editions, such as those of Mr. Collier, Mr. Dyce, Mr. Charles Knight, Mr. Staunton, and the Cambridge Editors—not omitting the Folio of 1623,-with the primary object of obtaining a reading as nearly as possible in accordance with what Shakspeare actually wrote. Q. D. PERSONS REPRESENTED. ALONSO, King of Naples. SEBASTIAN, his brother. PROSPERO, the rightful Duke of Milan. ANTONIO, the usurping Duke of Milan, brother to PROSPERO. FERDINAND, Sson to the King of Naples. GONZALO, an honest old counsellor of Naples. ADRIAN, } Lords. FRANCISCO, CALIBAN, a savage and deformed slave. TRINCULO, a jester. STEPHANO, a drunken butler. Master of a Ship, Boatswain, and Mariners. Other Spirits attending on Prospero SCENE,-On board a SHIP at SEA; afterwards on an ISLAND. |