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    Winter's Tale
    Winter's Tale
    Winter's Tale
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    Winter's Tale

    By William Shakespeare

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    King Leontes of Sicilia begs his childhood friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, to extend his visit to Sicilia. Polixenes protests that he has been away from his kingdom for nine months, but after Leontes's pregnant wife, Hermione, pleads with him he relents and agrees to stay a little longer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDelboy
    Release dateSep 26, 2019
    ISBN9788834189924
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    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

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