King Lear by William Shakespeare

[Lear] is the most awesome of all the poet's originals. No one else in Shakespeare is so legitimate a representation of supreme authority

This series brings all of the action to vivid life while retaining every word of the original play. "King Lear" is illustrated in full color by Pollack while "Macbeth" is illustrated by Von. Each volume includes a synopsis of the play, and an illustrated character list.