This selection of literary nuggets by William Maginn, the brilliant and eccentric nineteenth-century English essayist, consists of two parts. The Shakespeare Papers express his sometimes unconventional opinions on eight of Shakespeare's major characters. Pictures Grave and Gay features four lighthearted short stories brimming with Maginn's odd wit.
A collection of Shakespeare criticism and short stories by the brilliant and eccentric nineteenth-century English essayist William Maginn.
