1802; Maid of Bristol, 1803.

The Shakespeare forgeries

In 1796, Boaden addressed to George Steevens, the Shakespearean commentator, "A Letter containing a Critical Examination of the Papers of Shakespeare published by Mr. Samuel Ireland." He stated in this letter his grounds for believing the papers held by Samuel Ireland to be spurious; but said that he, like so many others, had been at first deceived. In reply to this letter appeared an anonymous

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