The University of British Columbia Library has been gifted a very unique William Shakespeare book featuring 36 of his 38 known plays.
Also known as The First Folio, William Shakespeare’s Comedies Histories and Tragedies was edited by some of his close friends, including fellow writers and actors. It was published seven years after his death, in 1623, and it viewed as the most accurate of all early printings.
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