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The true chronicle history of King Leir, and his three daughters, Gonorill, Ragan, and Cordella.: as it hath bene diuers and sundry times lately acted
This version of King Lear may have been a source for Shakespeare's play, though there are some notable plot differences. The original item is located at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C.
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The The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia: [Excerpt]
Excerpt from 1593 edition of Philip Sidney's "Arcadia."
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The Faerie Queen:: the sheapheards calendar: together with the other works of England's arch-poet
1611 publication containing "The Faerie Queen" by Edmund Spenser and other works. Most of the minor works have special title pages and are unpaged.
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M. William Shakespeare: His True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters. With the vnfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of Tom of Bedlam: As it was played before the the Kings maiestie vpon S.Stephens night in Christmas Hollidayes. By his maiesties seruants playing usually at the Gloabe on the Bancke-side.
This is the first quarto of King Lear, published in 1608. It is the first published edition of the play. The original quarto is located at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C.
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The Tragedy of King Lear
This edition of "The Tragedy of King Lear" is contained within the fourth folio of Shakespeare's plays published in 1685. The original folio is located in the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library. This digitized version includes the play as well as some preliminary content of the folio, including the title page, frontispiece, dedication, and epitaph.
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Leir the Ruler
This brief telling of the story of King Lear is contained in "The chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland," compiled by Raphael Holinshed, William Harrison, and others. It was published in 1587.
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The History of King Lear,: a tragedy, acted at the King's-Theatre, reviv'd with alterations
This book is a 1736 printing of Nahum Tates adaptation of Shakespeare's 'King Lear,' originally published in 1681. The work contains many of Shakespeare's original lines, but it also includes new material and makes major alterations to the plot. This version largely superceded Shakespeare's version from its first staging into the 19th century.