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A brief look at Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction.

Meet Robert “Romeo” Coates, a 19th century gent better known for his antics (and fashion sense) than his acting.

Folger resources related to Folger resources related to 19th-century Shakespeare performance and the Booth family to accompany the February 2023 book club discussion of Booth.

Introductory information on the February 2023 Folger Book Club selection, Karen Joy Fowler’s intimate portrayal of an American family whose celebrity turned to infamy,

Folger resources related to food and food pathways to accompany the December 2022 book club discussion of Black Cake.

Introductory information on this multi-generational family story, the December 2022 Folger Book Club selection.

In a humorous post from 2017, web comic creator Mya Gosling mused about the absence of mothers in Shakespeare’s plays. Employing her signature stick-figure style, she presented a series of single-panel comics that put these absent maternal figures back in…