The Millionaire and the Bard : Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio

from delta351

I saw an episode of CSPAN book tv which featured the author and book. I put it on my wish list, but was unsure if it was too much background info on Folger & Shakespeare. Once I got through the first couple chapters, it became fairly interesting, and was actually a quick read. Ms Mays knows her s...

from gayla.bassham

If you are interested in Shakespeareana or even in rare books in general, this is a great book. In particular, I enjoyed the first part that described how the First Folio was originally put together, and how the next versions of the Folios changed (until Puritans came to power and the Folios stop...

from DavidWineberg

The great irony of The Millionaire and the Bard is the two men couldn't have been more different. Folger was a hoarder. He kept everything - every ticket, receipt, letter, everything. Nothing about himself was insignificant to him. About Shakespeare, we know virtually nothing. He kept nothing. No...

from LynnB

The author's background in economics was apparent in the way she talked about pricing and about ownership rights - I was curious about that, so I'm glad. The way sales were negotiated was well describe. I also really enjoyed learning about the printing and production processes in creating the fol...

from bell7

*E-ARC provided through Edelweiss/Above the Treeline in exchange for an honest review* Tells the story of Henry Clay Folger and his collection of Shakespeare's First Folios, which eventually became the Folger Shakespeare Library. I enjoy books about books and I love Shakespeare in play and film, ...