John Payne Collier (1789-1883), editor and forger, published this 1852 account of his discovery of a 'corrected' Second Folio of Shakespeare. It is reissued here along with Nicholas Hamilton's inquiry into its genuineness, Collier's rebuttal, and Thomas Duffus Hardy's review of the controversy (all published in 1860).
John Payne Collier (1789-1883), editor and forger, published this 1852 account of his discovery of a 'corrected' Second Folio of Shakespeare. It is reissued here along with Nicholas Hamilton's inquiry into its genuineness, Collier's rebuttal, and Thomas Duffus Hardy's review of the controversy (all published in 1860).