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Henry IV, Part II

William Shakespeare

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Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare. The text is in the US public domain, from the Standard Ebooks edition. Served from our own copy; read on their site for the full edition with images and typography.

First published in 1598.

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Great Books of the Western World

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Historical fiction

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