Rare Shakespeare Folio Found in French Library

A rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio - the first compilation of his plays - has been discovered in a small French town after laying unrecognized for more than two centuries. Remy Cordonnier, a librarian in the northern town of Saint-Omer, made the rare find as he was selecting books for an upcoming exhibition on historical links between the region and England. The First Folio was originally published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death. Only about 230 copies are still in...

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