Of course, some 17th centry wit wrote comments throughout, including this gem at the end of Hamlet:
But I desire
the reader's mouth
to kiss the writer's ass.
Cheeky monkey!
NPR's story is here, though it's from before the auction took place.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Everybody's a critic
A rare Shakespeare volume went up for auction in England today. Sotheby's was expecting more than $7 million, but got a mere $4.6 million.
Of course, some 17th centry wit wrote comments throughout, including this gem at the end of Hamlet:
Cheeky monkey!
NPR's story is here, though it's from before the auction took place.
Of course, some 17th centry wit wrote comments throughout, including this gem at the end of Hamlet:
Cheeky monkey!
NPR's story is here, though it's from before the auction took place.
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I wonder what Sotheby's would anticpate and receive for a Britney Spears thong -- provided they did that sort of thing. I shudder to think that Brit would outsell the Bard.
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