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Show Shakyspere, Shakespire, onauepear, Shakaspeare, and after many other forms too numerous to mention. It seems from the older records that the name was pronounced Shak-sper or bnax-pur. In four of the six genuine signatures of Shakespeare preserved the name is spelled "Shakspere." The remaining re-maining two are illegibly written, but evidently contain eleven or twelve letters. let-ters. Nearly every edition of the work printed before the death of the author had the name on the title page spoiled as Shakespeare." This is also Ben Jon-son Jon-son s spelling in 1610, in one instance it being put in form of "Shakespeare." It is believed to have been the change in pronunciation of the name that led to the change in spelling it, rendering it either as Shakespeare or Shakspeare instead in-stead of Shax-pur.-St. Louis Republic. Shakespeare (?) '! yon SpeU the name of the t author of "Hamlet?" Shake- Shakspere are two of the most vs of spelling the name, bnt , are perhaps; wrongly spelled J ; ptto show. The old records little light on the subject, ";;ars uf 150 and 200 years ago fendering it as Chaksper, Shax-..'"asper, Shax-..'"asper, Schaksper. Schakesper, er, Shagpere, Saipere, Shax-Peare, Shax-Peare, Shasner, Shaxspero, ShaksPwe. Shakspear, Shak-''"5'Tare,- Sihackespeere. Sha--iaackespere, Shakspeyr Shak- |