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Book/Printed Material King Lear. A tragedy in five acts.

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Title

  • King Lear. A tragedy in five acts.

Names

  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Hows, John W. S. (John William Stanhope), 1797-1871, ed.

Created / Published

  • New York, S. French & son; London, S. French [18--]

Headings

  • -  Lear,--King of England (Legendary character)--Drama
  • -  Inheritance and succession--Drama
  • -  Fathers and daughters--Drama
  • -  Kings and rulers--Drama
  • -  Aging parents--Drama
  • -  Britons--Drama

Genre

  • Tragedies

Notes

  • -  Editorial introduction signed: "H" [i.e. John William Stanhope Hows]
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 2 p. l., [iii]-vi, [9]-69 p. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR2819.A2 H6

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 20019641

OCLC Number

  • 5818175

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. A tragedy in five acts. editeds by Hows, John W. S [New York, S. French & son; London, S. French 18, 1800] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/20019641/.

APA citation style:

Shakespeare, W., Hows, J. W. S., ed. (1800) King Lear. A tragedy in five acts. [New York, S. French & son; London, S. French 18] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/20019641/.

MLA citation style:

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. A tragedy in five acts. ed by Hows, John W. S [New York, S. French & son; London, S. French 18, 1800] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/20019641/>.