kings and rulers

On an errand for Kepler, his new master, Boy is captured and imprisoned in the palace dungeon, where he plots his escape from the evil Maxim and the lunatic King Frederick, and learns a disturbing secret about his father.

The Black Panther--T'Challa, King of the small African nation of Wakanda--returns to his kingdom where he faces interlopers and would-be revolutionaries in one of comicdom's first multi-issue story arcs. Over its course, the life and culture of the Wakandans is explored in detail. Then, the Black Panther is sent to the American South to seek justice for a murder connected to the Klan and the Soul Strangler. Also includes the Panther's first appearance, featuring the Fantastic Four.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

Reading Shakespeare Today: Richard III provides a summary of Shakespeare's famous play about King Richard III's rise to power. In addition to positioning the play in contemporary popular culture, the book includes an in-depth explanation of each scene and a look at the themes of the work.

An illustrated biography of twelfth-century Egyptian and Syrian leader Saladin, which describes the Muslim world at that time, Saladin's childhood and rise to power, his military prowess and chivalry, and the Crusades.

Retells the ancient Sumerian legend of Gilgamesh, the king who was part god and part man and ruled oppressively over the city of Uruk.

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.