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Julia Marlowe's Ambition

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Day
31
Month
January
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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It i.s amang the ambitions of Julia Marlowe to hnve before she dies, the I most complete Shaksperlana in the world. She already has several of the playa in rare quarto editions, and a íac simils of the celebrated folio of 1623. She has a model of the house wherc Shakespeare was bom, an exact reproduction of his water-Jug, a piece of the famous mulbérry tree, Bouvenlr spoons, pen and ink sketches, photographs and picturea Oi all kinds. Every year Bhe makee a pllgriinage to Stratford-on-Avon. Last stomer she secured a new treasure for her Shakespeare museum. It is an exact copy of hits chair. The original is In the po-ses ton o.' Slr Hnry Anuyt;ige, who Hvcs in the country where Shakespeare ivas born. Miss MarliOwe present cd letters to him in whloh she induced Mm to let her see and sit in the sacred chair, and even to have it eopied. It is a sniall. square, stifï oak arim-hair with rade carving on

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Ann Arbor Courier