In the 17th century, the Bard's plays were preserved for posterity in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Folios. Now, all ...

A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to $6 million at auction ...

A collection of William Shakespeare books published over 300 years ago are set to go on auction where they are expected to fetch between £3.5 and £4.5 million. The four folios are believed to ...

Every year, World Book and Copyright Day is observed in the month of April. This global event, organised by UNESCO, aims to promote the importance of reading ...

A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works ... were published there for the first time. Without the book, scholars say, plays including “Macbeth,” “The ...

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It is believed the third book’s rarity is because some of the stock was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Third Folio included seven additional plays, but only one — “Pericles, Prince ...