The True Tragedy of Richard III a source for his play, though the majority tend to favour this judgement. Geoffrey Bullough treats "The True Tragedy" as a "probable source" for "Richard III", citing several commonalities (as when, in both plays, Richard calls for a horse on Bosworth Field, yet refuses to flee the battle) — though Bullough admits that the nature of the plays' relationship is "not clear." The uncertainty in dating has allowed a few commentators to propose a reversed priority, and to argue that the author (or reviser) of "The True Tragedy" may have borrowed from Shakespeare's play. Shakespeare appears to have known of
Richard S. Prather Richard S. Prather Manuscript Collection at the University of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyoming. At Prather's death in 2007, he had completed but not published his last Shell Scott Mystery. His final novel, "The Death Gods", was published October 2011, in print and ebook formats by Pendleton Artists, with permission of the Richard S. Prather Estate and Linda Pendleton. Prather's wife, Tina, died in April 2004, after 58 years of marriage. As David Knight As Douglas Ring Richard S. Prather Richard Scott Prather". (September 9, 1921 – February 14, 2007) was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell