Collecting Shakespeare: the story of Henry and Emily Folger

In Collecting Shakespeare, Stephen H. Grant recounts the American success story of Henry and Emily Folger of Brooklyn, a couple who were devoted to each other, in love with Shakespeare, and bitten by the collecting bug. Shortly after marrying in 1885, the Folgers started buying, cataloging, and stor...

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Main Author: Grant, Stephen H. 1941- (Author)
Contributors: Folger, Emily 1858-1936 (Collector)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2014]
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Grant, Stephen H., Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger] (2015) (Schutte, Valerie)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 / Folger Shakespeare Library
Further subjects:B Folger, Henry Clay (1857-1930)
B Folger Shakespeare Library History
B Folger Shakespeare Library
B Folger, Emily C. J (Emily Clara Jordan) (1858-1936) Library
B Folger, Emily C. J (Emily Clara Jordan) (1858-1936)
B Book collectors (New York (State)) Biography
B Research libraries (Washington (D.C.)) History
B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Bibliography
B Shakespeare, William *1564-1616*
B Folger, Henry Clay 1857-1930 Folger, Emily C. J. 1858-1936 Folger, Henry Clay 1857-1930 / Library Library / Folger, Emily C. J. 1858-1936 Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 / Bibliography Folger Shakespeare Library / History New York (State) / Biography / Book collectors New York (State) / History / Private libraries Research libraries / History / Washington (D.C.)
B Private libraries (New York (State)) History
B Folger, Henry Clay (1857-1930) Library