Get 3 audiobooks free with a 30-Day Free Trial
Sign Up Free
Loading...
Welcome
Sign up
Login
Browse Books
Deals
VIP
Gifts
0
Loading...
Play Sample
The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion
Author:
Ann Bausum
Read by:
Sean Patrick Hopkins
,
Ann Bausum
Price:
$11.00
$5.50
Unabridged Audiobook
Listen Free Now
Listen free with a 30-day free trial
Choose 2 bonus VIP books
Enjoy 10,000 always free books
Add to Cart - $5.50
Remove from Cart
Give as a gift
Ratings
Book
Narrator
Release Date
April 2, 2024
Duration
1 hour 21 minutes
Summary
The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible.
Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays. Characters’ lines were scribbled on small rolls of paper (as in, an actor’s role) and passed around, but no master script was saved for the future. The main reason we’ve heard of Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, and Shakespeare himself is that a group of people made the excellent choice to preserve the plays after the Bard died. If they hadn’t created the book known as the First Folio, Shakespeare and his works would surely have been lost to history.
Part literary scavenger hunt (the search for every existing First Folio continues today), part book trivia treasure trove, and part love letter to Shakespeare, this behind-the-scenes, sharply funny true story is an ideal introduction to the Bard and his famous plays.
Browse By Category
Kids
>
Non-fiction
The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion
Author: Ann Bausum
Read by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Listen Free Now
Get any book plus
2 bonus VIP books
1 book added to cart
The Bard and the Book: How the Fi...
Ann Bausum
Subtotal
$5.50
View Cart
Continue Browsing
~~title~~
~~carousel-body~~
Back
Next
~~book-title~~
By: ~~author-single-string~~
~~tag-text~~
© Copyright 2011 - 2025 Storytel Audiobooks USA LLC. All Rights Reserved.