Excerpt from The Wellesley Magazine, Vol. 5: November 21, 1896 It is this difference in surroundings and circumstances which gives the key to the different treatment which Shakespeare and Sienkiewicz have given to the character. Zagloba's nature is clear and open, developed on many sides. But Falstaff is a puzzle. We never see the real man. We always keep wondering about him, and can only know him as we know those about us. And for this reason he is the greater creation of the two. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.