The Belles-Lettres Series

SECTION III

THE ENGLISH DRAMA

FROM ITS BEGINNING TO THE PRESENT DAY

GENERAL EDITOR

GEORGE PIERCE BAKER

PROFESSOR OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE

IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY

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THE SPANISH FRYAR

BY JOHN DRYDEN

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WILLIAM STRUNK, JR.

PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE IN CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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