Sept. 1947: 
      Series III, no. 3—­T.  Hanmer’s (?) SOME REMARKS ON THE TRAGEDY OF
      HAMLET.  With an Introduction by Clarence D. Thorpe. 
Nov., 1947: 
      Series I, no. 4.—­Corbyn Morris’s ESSAY TOWARDS FIXING THE TRUE
      STANDARDS OF WIT, etc.  With an Introduction by James L. Clifford. 
Jan., 1948: 
      Series II, no. 4.—­Thomas Purney’s DISCOURSE ON THE PASTORAL.  With
      an Introduction by Earl Wasserman. 
Mar., 1948: 
      Series III, no. 4—­Essays on the Stage, selected, with an
      Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch.

Publications

The above schedule is subject to slight modification.  On the whole the choices were made in response to requests by members of the Society.  You are urged to write the editors, who are anxious to know, not only what you would like to see reprinted, but also what items already printed you have found most useful, and what sort of information you think is most profitable to include in the Introductions.  At present we offer a minimum of six issues annually.  As soon as the Society’s membership increases sufficiently to warrant it, we shall bring out additional publications at no extra charge.

Future Plans

It has seemed desirable that for the Second Year we should continue the present series (on Wit, on Poetry and Language, and on the Stage).  But next year we hope to run one or two new series:  Rare Poems, Rare Plays, Swiftiana, Drydeniana, Popeana, Rare Periodicals, or some such unifying topic or theme.  Send us your suggestions for items in these or in the present series.  All suggestions are listed in our files; and our policy in publications will be determined by the requests of members.

Bibliographical Notes

From time to time we shall include Bibliographical Notes in our publications.  If members find this addition valuable, it will become a regular feature of the Reprints.

Membership Fees

With this issue we conclude our publications for the First Year.  If your membership expires, please send us your renewal before May 1, so that you will not miss the first issue of the Second Year.  Membership rates remain fixed at $2.50 per year in the United States and Canada, and $2.75 in Great Britain and the continent.

Back Numbers

A limited supply of back numbers is still available.  Publications of the first year may be secured by members for $2.50, the annual membership rate.  For your convenience we list them below: 

May, 1946: 
      Richard Blackmore’s ESSAY UPON WIT (1716) and Joseph Addison’s
      FREEHOLDER no. 45 (1716). 
July, 1946: 
      Samuel Cobb’s OF POETRY, and DISCOURSE ON CRITICISM (1707).