King Lear (Annotated by Henry N. Hudson with an Introduction by Charles Harold Herford) by William Shakespeare

King Lear (Annotated by Henry N. Hudson with an Introduction by Charles Harold Herford)

William Shakespeare

138 pages first pub 1606 (editions)

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The historical basis for "King Lear" comes from Geoffrey of Monmouth's account of the legendary King Leir of the Britons recorded in the historian's "History of the Kings of Briton." King Lear is an elderly man and wishes to retire from power. In ...

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