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
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