Front matter
Reading edition
“‘MASTER SKYLARK, THOU SHALT HAVE THY WISH,’ SAID QUEEN ELIZABETH.”

MASTER SKYLARK A Story of Shakspere’s Time
BY
JOHN BENNETT
ILLUSTRATIONS BY REGINALD B. BIRCH

ALL THAT NICHOLAS ATTWOOD’S MOTHER WAS TO HIM, AND MORE, MY OWN MOTHER HAS BEEN TO ME AND TO HER HERE I INSCRIBE THIS BOOK WITH A NEVER-FAILING LOVE