Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator Schlegel, August Wilhelm von 1767-1845 text utu 2004 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Richard III" by William Shakespeare is a play written around 1592–1594 that depicts the ruthless rise to power of Richard of Gloucester. Determined to seize the English throne despite his physical deformities and lack of love, Richard manipulates, deceives, and murders his way through the royal court. He eliminates rivals, woos widows, and betrays allies in his Machiavellian quest for the crown. As bodies pile up and ghosts gather, Richard's paranoid reign hurtles toward a final reckoning at Bosworth Field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_(play) Release date is 2004-11-01 Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London Original publication data not identified Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) Historical drama Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6924 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6924 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133159.0 6924