
The book of William: how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world
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Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
English professor and NPR contributor recounts his journeys around the world to trace the fate of Shakespeare’s rare extant folios - early compilations published by his business partners, actors John Heminge and Henry Condell - after the bard’s death in… 1616. Discusses the collection’s printing history, auction appearances, and various owners. c2009.