Fragile. The front cover, first page and back cover have become detached from the rest of the book. The spine has worn away and several of the front and back pages are loose at top and bottom of the spine. Significant toning to the pages. Some staining at the top of some of the back pages. Intermittent foxing throughout. Marks on the front and back cover.Containing a photographic plate of Tolstoy taken in 1906, the book is divided into four parts:1. Shakespeare and the Drama by Leo Tolstoy,2. Shakespeare and the Working Classes by Ernest H. Crosby,3. Mr G. Bernard Shaw on Shakespeare,4. The Press Against Shakespeare.