Dagger speech from Macbeth, performed by Arthur Bourchier (1863-1927) and published by HMV in 1909.

British Library Reference: 1CL0029065 side A

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Is This A Dagger.. Macbeth Act 2, Scene 1 (1909, HMV)

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