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The College Shakespeare (As You Like It / Hamlet / King Henry IV. Part 1 / King Lear / King Richard III)

by William Shakespeare · 1931

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Contains

- As You Like It

- Hamlet

- King Henry IV. Part 1

- King Lear

- King Richard III

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
royaltyroyaltyMore like thisLess of thisfather daughterfather daughterMore like thisLess of thisfathersfathersMore like thisLess of thisinheritanceinheritanceMore like thisLess of thismurdermurderMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1930s1930sMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisDenmarkDenmarkMore like thisLess of thisNorwayNorwayMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
epic · 641 pages
Form
playsplaysMore like thisLess of this

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