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The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's.
by Mays, Andrea | PB | VeryGood
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- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781439118252
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Topic
- Bibliographies & Indexes, Rich & Famous, Cultural Heritage, Publishing, Shakespeare, General, Literary, Books
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The miraculous and romantic story of the making of the First Folio, and the industrialist whose pursuit of the book became a lifelong obsession.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1439118256
ISBN-13
9781439118252
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211870618
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Bibliographies & Indexes, Rich & Famous, Cultural Heritage, Publishing, Shakespeare, General, Literary, Books
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Millionaire and the Bard : Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio
Lc Classification Number
Z989.F66m28 2015
Reviews
"Fascinating … illuminating … poignant. … Recommended for all book lovers, Shakespeare fans, and anyone interested in America's Gilded Age." -Library Journal, "A love story . . . Fun and even suspenseful . . . Awell-researched and surprisingly engrossing account." -The Wall StreetJournal, "[Mays] book does a fine job of discussing how Folger went about acquiring his treasures and what those treasures were and why they are important in literary history . . . a really interesting book." - The Chicago Tribune, "[Mays] honorably resurrects this affluent, rapacious eccentric who became wholly consumed with the acquisition of a priceless bonanza of Shakespeariana. A methodical opuscomprising intensive memoir and inquisitive investigation." - Kirkus Reviews, "A fascinating account of Henry Clay Folger's obsession with the Shakespeare First Folio. Folger amassed the collection he had dreamed out, and it is now one of the greater glories of the library in Washington, D.C., that bears his name. The achievement is all the more extraordinary in that Folger was not born into a wealthy family or privileged class. Now the full story has been told in splendid detail by Andrea Mays." -David Bevington, author Shakespeare and Biograph y and editor of The Complete Works of Shakespeare, "Riveting . . . Engaging . . . An American love story." -Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Times Book Review, " The Millionaire and the Bard is a riveting narrative history about Shakespeare taking root in America. Every page sparkles with crisp prose and smart insights. I find myself cheering for Henry Folger to procure the treasured First Folios. Highly recommended!" -Douglas Brinkley, author of Cronkite, " The Millionaire and the Bard weaves a thrilling tale of literary detective work, high financial stakes, and the vision of one man, Henry Folger, to preserve one of the great written treasures of civilization. A splendid debut by Andrea Mays." -Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana and A World on Fire, " The Millionaire and the Bard weaves a thrilling tale of literary detective work, high financial stakes, and the vision of one man, Henry Folger, to preserve one of the great written treasures of civilization. A splendid debut by Andrea Mays." --Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana and A World on Fire, "Effortless in its unadorned storytelling and exacting in its research. … The book is evocative in its characterizations of both the deified bard and dedicated bibliophile, finding its structure in the parallels between these two ambitious yet mysterious men. … "[A] pageturning detective story [that] speaks to anyone with a love of literary history." -Publishers Weekly, "Mays' first book is utterly enthralling thanks to her deep sympathy with the Folgers and her fascinated, unstuffy prose." - Booklist (starred review), "Captivating [and] fascinating. … A great story, wonderfully told, that book lovers, readers and collectors will savor." - Shelf Awareness, " The Millionaire and the Bard , Andrea Mays' labor-of-love history of the Shakespeare's First Folio and of Standard Oil executive Henry Folger's obsession to acquire every possible copy . . . gives an exacting and very readable account of how the folio came to be - and how easily it might not have been." - Dallas Morning News
Copyright Date
2015
Format
Trade Paperback
Lccn
2015-001458
Dewey Decimal
822.3/3
Intended Audience
Trade
Publication Year
2016
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Antiques & Collectibles, Literary Criticism, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
368 Pages
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