The Collation
Folger Mysteries: October 2024
Spot the difference in this month’s Folger mystery!
Folger Mysteries (formerly known as "What manner o' thing is your crocodile"): May 2024
Try your hand at solving this month’s Folger Mystery.
"What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?": April 2024
This month’s Crocodile Mystery presents you with an object that is used in the library, but is not part of the library collection itself.
Interview and excerpt: Joseph Mansky, Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance
An interview with Dr. Joseph Mansky and an excerpt from his 2023 book Libels and Theater in Shakespeare’s England: Publics, Politics, Performance.
Interview and excerpt: Jennie M. Votava, Shakespeare’s Histories On Screen: Adaptation, Race and Intersectionality
An interview with Dr. Jennie M. Votava and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Shakespeare’s Histories On Screen: Adaptation, Race and Intersectionality.
Interview and excerpt: Debapriya Sarkar, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science
An interview with Dr. Debapriya Sarkar and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science.
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: December 2022
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: November 2022
This month crocodile mystery comes from John Ward’s diary, V.a. 291, volume 8, leaf 18v. Can you decipher the highlighted text especially the first and last words of the sentence? Leave your attempts in the comments below and we’ll…