Anne Shakespeare's Epitaph

Anne Shakespeare's Epitaph

Author(s): Katherine West Scheil (Author)

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: April 23, 2026
• Language: English
• Print length: 120 pages
• ISBN-10: 1009611089
• ISBN-13: 9781009611084

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