The Millionaire and the Bard
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Interesting history of Henry Folger, the world's greatest Shakespeare collector. Marred by some repetition and after a while, detailing the negotiations for each folio gets a little tedious. Notable for two instances of the term “vexatious intermeddler”.
I enjoyed reading this, both for the discussion of 16-17th century England and 19-early 20th century America. The difference in the market today verses the turn of the 20th century for books is amazing to see. The parts of the book about the library's construction was a bit boring to me, but overall an interesting read.
