Hamlet Had an Uncle

Hamlet Had an Uncle

"Hamlet Had an Uncle: A Comedy of Honor" is a Shakespearean satire by James Branch Cabell. It is the second book of his trilogy "Heirs and Assigns". Cabell bases his tale on the Saxo Grammaticus, an epic saga that recounts the story of the mythic Hamlet.


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