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#4469528 in eBooks 2012-10-24 2012-10-24File Name: B00ECV6RD2
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Be aware of formatting issues in the Kindle editionBy Erik RydingI havent finished the play; which has enough good passages (between tedious ones) to have been thought the work of Shakespeare at various times since its initial publication in the early 1600s. My rating is more for the Globe Kindle edition than for the play itself. First; I think its stingy to charge more than $10 for a rental (this is the first time Ive experienced a rental fee; and a substantial one; for a Kindle book); whats that about? Then the formatting is annoying; since a blank verse line will be broken into four smaller lines on my iPhone and into two or more on my full-size iPad (even if I change to landscape orientation). This formatting mars the structure of the verse and is a constant distraction. There are scholarly notes; which is good; but theyre at the end and are not; so far as I can see; signaled anywhere in the text; so if you want to scroll back and forth on the off chance that theres a note to explain an obscure reference; thats an option. But it will drive you mad. I havent checked the introduction or scrutinized the text; though the book seems to have been intelligently edited. (The super-cheap edition; which at least allows you to see the verse structure; has several obvious textual errors and different formatting problems; which is why I decided to try this one.) You should be aware of these drawbacks. When you "look inside" on ; you cant see how the text has been formatted or how the notes are dealt with.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Light-hearted and highly entertaining!By The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt JohnsonIn this Elizabethan romance; the scheming parents of Millisent Clare decide to break her engagement with Raymond Mounchensey; her true love; and instead marry her to the better-connected Frank Jerningham. When Millisent discovers her parentsrsquo; plot; she informs Raymond and Frank. Frank; a good friend of Millisent and Raymondrsquo;s; has a love of his own; and has no intention of playing the role prescribed for him by the Clare parents.The trio; combining their daring with the abilities of the wizard Peter Fabel of Edmonton (a man so devious as to outwit the devil himself); set up a plan to rescue Raymond and Millisentrsquo;s wedding. Along the way; though; there is magic; deception; flight; fog; drunken priests; frightened priests; and...romance!This play was written at about the same time that Shakespeare was writing (about 1604); and was first attributed to the Bard about fifty years later. Now; however; it is generally considered to have been written by a different author; and has been moved into the Shakespeare ldquo;apocrypha.rdquo;However; even though it isnrsquo;t true Shakespeare; it is still a rollicking good story; light-hearted and highly entertaining. If you like Shakespearean plays; then I recommend this play to you as another highly entertaining piece of Elizabethan entertainment!