"Mine Own Library with Volumes That I Prize"
- Alternative title
- Millionaire and the Bard, The
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Henry Clay Folger became the world’s leading collector of Shakespeare First Folios. Economist and author Andrea Mays talks with Neva Grant about Folger’s life and how he went about collecting all these books. Folger did not limit himself to First Folios. He also, together with his wife Emily Jordan Folger, assembled the world’s largest Shakespeare collectionand founded the Folger Shakespeare Library. Mays’s book ‘The Millionaire and the Bard’ was published in 2015.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 18 Nov 2015
- Duration
- 28 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Andrea Mays; Neva Grant; Richard Paul
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Folger Shakespeare Library; Folio editions; Folger, Henry Clay (1857--1930)
Notes
- Notes
- Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-36 (accessed 11/2015).
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, ""Mine Own Library with Volumes That I Prize"". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76800 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)