Queen Mab A Philosophical Poem, with Notes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Queen Mab: A Philosophical Poem, With Notes <p>The plan on which the present edition of Shelley's poetry is arranged does not differ essentially from that adopted in my Library edition published by Messrs. Reeves and Turner, and in the unannotated text in two volumes issued by the same publishers. The volumes published or printed in Shelley's life time are reproduced in chronological order, in the main. In view of the persistent vogue and historic importance of Queen Mab, it has been restored to its place at the beginning of the series; but the earlier volume of verse, Posthu mous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson, not being in any sense deserving of consideration, is given in the appendix. <p>The series of Shelley's own publications is followed by that of the chief posthumous poems of his maturity, and these again by his posthumous minor poems, each series arranged chronologically. The translations follow; and then the appendix of juvenilia. The fragments are not separated from the complete poems, but take their places amongst them in order of date. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.