New Shakspere Society (Great Britain)
New Shakspere Society (Great Britain)
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Variants
New Shakespeare Society (Great Britain)
New Shakspere Society, London
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Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: Its Transactions, 1874: t.p. (New Shakspere Society)
found: Its Report, July 1875: p. 1 (founded in 1873); p. 12 (meets at University College, London)
found: LC data base, 8-18-87 (hdg.: New Shakspere Society, London)
found: Email from MoKiU, July 29, 2003 (Cult of Shakespeare, 1957: p. 139 (Shakespeare Society founded 1841) p. 143 (ended 1853) p. 164-65 (New Shakspere Society opening meeting March 13th, 1874; ended 1894; different spelling of Shakespeare's name based on earlier signatures; Frederick James Furnivall, the founder, was "at pains to dissociate his New Society from the old one.." due to charges of forgery and fabrication by the previous director, John Payne Collier)
Change Notes
1987-09-03: new
2004-03-22: revised
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