“This kiss, if it durst speak, / Would stretch thy spirits up into the air.” A 1930 edition of the play (first performed in 1606) has turned up on eBay; its illustrations offer a vision you might not recognize from your high school English lit class. The drawings are by John Yunge-Bateman, who has clearly studied Aubrey Beardsley’s work. Yunge (as he signs his images) has a knack for... http://www.heavymetal.com/news/artwork/illustrated-king-lear-from-1930-is-horrifying-and-creepy/#!prettyPhoto