This text was prepared by volunteers associated with Heritage-History, using as copytext, Richard III, by Jacob Abbott, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901. Final proofreading was completed by Carianne Smith.

This book was first published in 1858 by Harper & Brothers. Since this book was first published before 1923, it is in the public domain in the United States. By U.S. law, it entered the public domain 75 years after its first publication.

A number of engravings are included in the text.

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