horace howard furness

Fur·ness

[fur-nis]
noun
Horace Howard, 1833–1912, and his son Horace Howard, 1865–1930, U.S. Shakespearean scholars and editors.
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Furness (ˈfɜːnɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a region in NW England in Cumbria, forming a peninsula between the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay

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horace howard furness

American compiler, with his son and others, of variorum editions of 20 of Shakespeare's plays

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