Autograph letter signed from Thomas Kibble Hervey, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1857 April 7.

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Autograph letter signed from Thomas Kibble Hervey, London, to Charles Kean [manuscript], 1857 April 7.

Regarding Kean's recent production of Richard II.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525254

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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