# King Leir

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- Book: [King Leir](https://www.bookquiver.com/marta-hillers/king-leir) ([King Leir.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/marta-hillers/king-leir.md))
- Authors: [Marta Hillers](https://www.bookquiver.com/marta-hillers)
- Publisher: Routledge
- ISBN: 978-11-3847-307-2
- Pages: 146
- Published: 2017-09-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Performed at the Globe Theater in 1605, King Leir is presumed to be a prime source for Shakespeare. Although the story is the same, in this anonymous version the ending is happy. This is the first time this fascinating work is published in a single-play edition.