Folger Mysteries
Folger Mysteries: February 2026
Spot the difference between two versions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in this month’s Folger Mystery!
Dots and Slashes in Early Modern English Account Books: A Window into the Material Practices of Reckoning
The solution to this month’s Folger Mystery reveals the purpose of dots and slashes drawn in early modern account books
Folger Mysteries, September 2025 edition
Guess what these series of dots mean in this month’s Folger Mystery!
The ballad of the woodworm, or ‘reading’ holes in woodblocks
This month’s Folger Mystery explores the reuse of a woodblock print as it was eaten away by worms.
Folger Mysteries: October 2024
Spot the difference in this month’s Folger mystery!
Unintentionally blank pages
In this solution to our September Folger Mystery, Erin Blake explains the reason for the blank pages in Folger STC 14933
Two versions of Thomas Cromwell's very urgent letter conveying Henry VIII's impatience over his impending marriage to Anne of Cleves
A suggested solution to May’s Folger Mystery about two almost identical letters regarding Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves in the Folger’s Collection.
Folger Mysteries (formerly known as "What manner o' thing is your crocodile"): May 2024
Try your hand at solving this month’s Folger Mystery.