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A Supplement to the Plays of William ShakspeareDrama | Geo. F. Cooledge & Brother | 1848 Well-known as a poet, cultural
critic, and novelist, William Gilmore Simms’s undertaking of an edited volume
of Shakespearean apocrypha seems, at first, odd and atypical. Yet, throughout his long career, Simms
displayed a real interest in the theatre, attempting, often unsuccessfully, to
write and stage plays. His
correspondence also shows a recurring concern with the opinions and evaluations
of the great Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest, for whom Simms wrote several
dramas, none of which were ever staged.[1] Taking into account the author’s deep and
abiding interest ... |
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The Life of Captain John Smith. The Founder of Virginia.Biography | Geo. F. Cooledge & Brother | 1847 The Life of Captain John Smith was
published by George F. Cooledge & Brother in March 1847 as part of The Illustrated Library series intended
for school libraries and general reading.[1] Simms’s letters indicate that he began the
biography as early as November 1844 when he wrote to George Frederick Holmes:
“I have half contracted to prepare a Life of Sumter, one of Paul Jones, and a
third of John Smith, with a new edition of his history of Virginia.”[2] By the middle of the month Simms informed
James Lawson he had already “written a chapter.” The process of getting ... |