King Lear
- ISBN-10
- 1842340468
- ISBN-13
- 9781842340462
- Series
- King Lear
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 31
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cherrytree Books
- Authors
- Jennifer Mulherin, Abigail Frost
Description
Reviews the story of the classic Shakespeare play with historical background and character sketches.
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