19 JUNE 1909, Page 27

In the "Arden Shakespeare," General Editor, W. J. Craig (Methuen

and Co.,.2s. 6d. net per vol.), we have King Henry VI. : Parts!. and II., Edited by H. C. Hart and C. K. Peeler. Mr. Hart reviews in a very thorough fashion the state of tho text and its relation to the work of other dramatic writers of the time, notably Robert Greene. He also discusses the language of the plays, in grammatical and other aspects. And his annotation, in which from time to time he indicates what he regards as marks of Shake- spearean authorship, is a valuable contribution to the study of the dramatist. Shakespeare is a subject on which, after all the labour spent upon it, there is always something worth saying for a now editor to contribute.