PBS

The Stolen First Folio

In 1998 in Durham, England, a First Folio vanishes without a trace. A series of experts weigh in on how the folio vanished, and recount the story of how it was found. King Charles III Examines the ...
WESA

What's past is prologue: Rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio highlights exhibit at the Frick

The First Folio has been called “the book that gave us Shakespeare.” If that sounds a little dramatic — well, it’s also essentially true, said Sam Lemley. Lemley is the curator of special collections ...
Mental Floss

11 Facts About Shakespeare’s First Folio

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, a key moment in literary history. Officially titled Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and ...
The Stranger

To Folio or Not To Folio? That Is the Question

I love Shakespeare, but when I found out that the library was planning to exhibit First Folio for a month, I had to reach deeeeeeeeeeep into my pockets to find any fucks to give. Folger Shakespeare ...
University of Delaware

AUG. 30-SEPT. 25: 'FIRST FOLIO!'

University Museums at the University of Delaware will soon be host to the original 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, with the national touring exhibition “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” ...
Los Angeles Times

UCI Libraries opens exhibit celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare’s First Folio

It’s a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of William Shakespeare’s First Folio — the first collection of his works, published posthumously in 1623. According to the British Museum, only about 750 ...
Newsweek

Shakespeare’s First Folio Discovered on Scottish Island

A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, published in 1623, has been found in a stately home on a Scottish island. The remarkable discovery comes as the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death looms on ...
WBUR

Shakespeare's Rare First Folio Attracts Scholars — And Groupies — To Amherst

Original editions of a rare book known as Shakespeare’s First Folio are touring sites in the U.S. for the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. They represent something of a Bible or Holy Grail ...
CNN

French library discovers rare Shakespeare’s First Folio

A librarian in northern France made what may be the discovery of his lifetime when he uncovered a rare Shakespeare’s First Folio in his library’s collection. There are fewer than 240 known copies of ...
Daily Mail

Extremely rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 is discovered at a stately home on the remote Isle of Bute where it had languished in a library for a century

A copy of Shakespeare's First Folio has been discovered at a stately home on a remote Scottish Island in what is being hailed as a monumental literary discovery. The book, which had languished in the ...
Montgomery Advertiser

First Folio: Shakespeare's works celebrated at MMFA

“To be, or not to be”: It’s a famous line most people recognize from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” It's been around since the early 1600s and is preserved on the page, along with more of Shakespeare ...
Los Angeles Times

Column: Race, inequality, polarized politics: Why Shakespeare’s 1623 First Folio matters in 2016

A precious First Folio of Shakespeare plays, one of several on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, has arrived at the San Diego Central Library, where it will remain for the next month in a ...