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    Comic Characters Of Shakespeare

    By John Palmer

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    Comic Characters Of Shakespeare was written by John Palmer shortly before his death in 1944. The five studies contained in this volume, though complete in themselves, represent only part of the much longer work he had planned.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateApr 16, 2013
    ISBN9781447488293
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