On February 2, 2022 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Booth by Karen Joy Fowler. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to 19th-century Shakespeare performance and the Booth family.
LISTEN to related podcast episodes
- Episode 96: The Astor Place Riot
- Episode 114: The Actor and the Assassin: Edwin and John Wilkes Booth
- Episode 139: Abraham Lincoln and Shakespeare
LEARN about moments in history from the novel
- America’s Shakespeare: The Bard goes west to California’s Gold Rush mining camps
- The Astor Place riot: Shakespeare as a flashpoint for class conflict in 1849
- Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, and the president’s assassination
EXPLORE the Booth family and the Folger Collection
- Building a Replica of the John Wilkes Booth Diary
- Folger Finds: Edwin Booth’s royal tunic
- Nora Titone shares highlights from the Folger’s Booth collection
CONTINUE your exploration with a visit to Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
Join us for a future event
The Bard, the Witch, and the Cauldron with Mhara Starling
The Bard, the Witch, and the Cauldron with Mhara Starling
Join us for a virtual talk on the rich tapestry of Welsh stories preserved in medieval and early modern literature, with Mhara Starling, a Welsh author, folklorist, and modern-day Witch.
Wed, Oct 8, 2025, at 7pm
On View: Elise Ansel
On View: Elise Ansel
Artist Elise Ansel uses a feminist framework to reinterpret Henry Fuseli’s Macbeth Consulting the Vision of the Armed Head (1793), held in the Folger collection.
Fri, Oct 3 – Sun, Nov 9, 2025
Folger Book Club: 'A Haunting on the Hill' by Elizabeth Hand
Folger Book Club: 'A Haunting on the Hill' by Elizabeth Hand
Our October 2025 selection takes a trip to Shirley Jackson’s infamous Hill House, where four theater-makers are attempting to adapt a Jacobean witchcraft play under unique conditions…
Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:30pm
Stay connected
Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.