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King Lear

69, [2] p. ; 17 cm. First published 1681. "The alteration consists chiefly in running 'through the whole a love betwixt Edgar and Cordelia, ' and in ending the play with their marriage and Lear's triumph"—Catalogue of the Barton collection, Boston Public Library. This item is from the Stockton Axson Collection of 18th Century British Drama, Woodson Research Center, Rice University.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 69 pages

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