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Bibliography: King Lear by Shakespeare, William

Title
King Lear
Author
Shakespeare, William
Date
1608
Genre
drama
Note Source
Letter #0991; My Mortal Enemy Part II, Chap. 2
Note Relating to Cather

According to her correspondence, Cather wants to quote "Fortune, turn thy wheel" when she reads Zona Gale's book.

In My Mortal Enemy, Myra Henshawe likes to visit what she calls "Gloucester's Cliff": "Why, Nellie!" [Myra] exclaimed, "it's like the cliff in Lear, Gloucester's cliff, so it is!"