An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mrs. Brown on Shakespeare

Sketchley, Arthur. "Mrs. Brown on Shakespeare." New York Saturday Press. (1865-8-19).
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Brown is shocked that his wife has never heard of Shakespeare. He takes her to see a production of "Hamlet," but it is not appreciated by Mrs. Brown, who calls Shakespeare a humbug.