As a result changes will be made in some future editions of Shakespeare.
He is the architect of the first digital edition of Shakespeare.
"There are a number of different editions of individual Shakespeare plays," he said.
Johnson also believed that an edition of Shakespeare could provide him with the income and recognition that he needed.
As an academic, he is best known for his widely-used editions of Shakespeare.
It was an old one-volume edition of Shakespeare, a familiar prop in his nightclub act.
He retired from teaching in 1936 and continued to work on his edition of Shakespeare until his death in 1941.
Kittredge's edition of Shakespeare was the standard well beyond his death and continues to be cited occasionally.
The two authors contemplated a new edition of Shakespeare.
His edition of Shakespeare passed through many editions (1768, 1771, 1793, 1799, 1803, 1813).