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The book of William, how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world, Paul Collins

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The book of William, how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world, Paul Collins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-243)

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The book of William

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bibliography

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310224906

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Paul Collins

Sub title

how Shakespeare's first folio conquered the world

Summary

One book above all others has transfixed connoisseurs for four centuries--a book sold for shillings in the streets of London, whisked to Manhattan for millions, and stored deep within the vaults of Tokyo. The book: William Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623. This "travelogue" follows the trail of the Folio's remarkable journey and Shakespeare's cross-cultural future as Asian buyers enter their Folios into the electronic ether

Table Of Contents

Act I : New Bond Street, London -- Barbican and Aldersgate, London -- St. Paul's Churchyard, London -- New Bond Street, London -- Act II : Hampstead Heath, London -- Catherine Street, London -- 17 Gough Square, London -- Staple Inn, High Holborn, London -- Act III : Charing Cross, London -- High Halden, Kent -- Kensal Green Cemetery, London -- Act IV : East Capitol Street, Washington, D.C. -- Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. -- Level C, Folger Shakespeare Library -- Act V : The Globe Theatre, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku Ward -- Shinjuku Ward, Tokoyo -- Meisei University, Hino, Tokoyo -- Shinjuku Metro Promenade, Tokoyo

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