title: King Lear (Shakespeare Classics Graphic Novels)
author:  Gareth Hinds 
description: Gareth Hinds says he sees the graphic novel form as "a perfect bridge between the printed word and theatrical performance." He lives in New York City and writes graphic novels full-time.
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  DEDICATION
  
  In Memory Of
  
  Joyce Margaret Winspear
  
   _1927–2015_
  
   _Even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother
  at_
  
   _your back, you’d be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were_
  
   _loved. That you deserved to be loved._
  
  —Jojo Moyes, _One Plus One_
  
  EPIGRAPH
  
   _The wheel is come full circle, I am here._
  
  —William Shakespeare, _King Lear_
  
  CONTENTS
  
    1. Dedication
    2. Epigraph
    3.   4. Chapter 1
    5. Chapter 2
    6. Chapter 3
    7. Chapter 4
    8. Chapter 5
    9. Chapter 6
    10. Chapter 7
    11. Chapter 8
    12. Chapter 9
    13. Chapter 10
    14. Chapter 11
    15. Chapter 12
    16. Chapter 13
    17. Chapter 14
    18. Chapter 15
    19. Chapter 16
    20. Chapter 17
    21. Chapter 18
    22. Chapter 19
    23. Epilogue
    24. Author’s Note
    25. About the Author
    26. Also by Jacqueline Winspear
    27. Credits
    28. Copyright
    29. About the Publisher
  
   **CHAPTER 1**
  
   _Holland Park, London, February 1938_
  
   **T** he day was bright, 