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GtrsRGr8 · 04-15-2016, 11:04 PM

That's 85% off of the digital list price.

You may have noticed more Shakespeare-related books being released or marked down recently. You may not have known why. In a few days, it will be the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. (As you know, I am reticent about sharing my thoughts and feelings about things

, so I won't say how utterly stupid I think that it is to observe the anniversary of someone's death. Or about how it makes about as much sense as the trend nowadays to commemorate the beginning of a war, such as was done recently with the beginning of World War I. I'll just keep those thoughts to myself.).

I think that the markdown price lasts for about 21 hours from now, which would be 8 p.m. Saturday Eastern Time.

The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio. By Andrea Mays. Rated 4.5 stars from 63 reviews, at Amazon. Print list price $16.00; digital list price $12.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Simon and Schuster, publisher. 369 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Ba...dp/B00LD1S4BM/.

Book Description
The miraculous and romantic story of Shakespeare’s First Folio, and of the American industrialist whose thrilling pursuit of the book became a lifelong obsession: “Mays’s narrative is so fast-moving, and peppered with such fascinating detail, it almost reads like a thriller” (Entertainment Weekly, Grade: A).

When Shakespeare died in 1616, half of his plays died with him. No one—not even their author—believed that his writings would last. In 1623, seven years after his death, Shakespeare’s business partners, companions, and fellow actors gathered copies of his plays and manuscripts and published thirty-six of them. This massive book, the First Folio, was intended as a memorial to their deceased friend. They could not have known that it would become one of the most important books ever published in the English language.

Over two and a half centuries later, a young man fresh out of law school, Henry Folger, bought a book at auction—a later, 1685 edition Fourth Folio, for $107.50. It was the beginning of an obsession that would consume the rest of his life. Folger rose to be president of Standard Oil, and he used his fortune to create the greatest Shakespeare collection in the world. By the time he died, Folger owned more First Folios than anyone and had founded the Folger Shakespeare Library, where his collection still resides.

In The Millionaire and the Bard, Andrea Mays spins the tale of Shakespeare and of his collector, of the genius whose work we nearly lost, the men who had the foresight to preserve it, and the millionaire who, centuries later, was consumed by his obsession with it. “Effortless in its unadorned storytelling and exacting in its research, this is a page-turning detective story” (Publishers Weekly).

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GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	85% Off on this Ebook about a Man's Search for Shakespeare's First Folio. That's 85% off of the digital list price. You may have noticed more Shakespeare-related books being released or marked down recently. You may not have known why. In a few days, it will be the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. (As you know, I am reticent about sharing my thoughts and feelings about things , so I won't say how utterly stupid I think that it is to observe the anniversary of someone's death. Or about how it makes about as much sense as the trend nowadays to commemorate the beginning of a war, such as was done recently with the beginning of World War I. I'll just keep those thoughts to myself.). I think that the markdown price lasts for about 21 hours from now, which would be 8 p.m. Saturday Eastern Time. The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio. By Andrea Mays. Rated 4.5 stars from 63 reviews, at Amazon. Print list price $16.00; digital list price $12.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Simon and Schuster, publisher. 369 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Ba...dp/B00LD1S4BM/. Book Description The miraculous and romantic story of Shakespeare’s First Folio, and of the American industrialist whose thrilling pursuit of the book became a lifelong obsession: “Mays’s narrative is so fast-moving, and peppered with such fascinating detail, it almost reads like a thriller” (Entertainment Weekly, Grade: A). When Shakespeare died in 1616, half of his plays died with him. No one—not even their author—believed that his writings would last. In 1623, seven years after his death, Shakespeare’s business partners, companions, and fellow actors gathered copies of his plays and manuscripts and published thirty-six of them. This massive book, the First Folio, was intended as a memorial to their deceased friend. They could not have known that it would become one of the most important books ever published in the English language. Over two and a half centuries later, a young man fresh out of law school, Henry Folger, bought a book at auction—a later, 1685 edition Fourth Folio, for $107.50. It was the beginning of an obsession that would consume the rest of his life. Folger rose to be president of Standard Oil, and he used his fortune to create the greatest Shakespeare collection in the world. By the time he died, Folger owned more First Folios than anyone and had founded the Folger Shakespeare Library, where his collection still resides. In The Millionaire and the Bard, Andrea Mays spins the tale of Shakespeare and of his collector, of the genius whose work we nearly lost, the men who had the foresight to preserve it, and the millionaire who, centuries later, was consumed by his obsession with it. “Effortless in its unadorned storytelling and exacting in its research, this is a page-turning detective story” (Publishers Weekly).