On September 5, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Year of Wonders. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to plague in early modern England.
LISTEN to related podcast episodes
LEARN about plague in Shakespeare’s time
- Living through the plague times – Excerpt: ‘Death By Shakespeare’ by Kathryn Harkup
- Beyond a Cure for Plague
- Recipe Books, Plague Cures and the Circulation of Information
- Recipes for dealing with the plague in Shakespeare’s England
- Of Counts and Causes: The Emergence of the London Bills of Mortality
REVISIT past Folger book clubs that explored the effects of disease on society
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Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
Into the Vault: Books of the 1620s
See books from the Folger collection that were printed in European cities in the decade from which the Shakespeare First Folio emerged.
Fri, Jun 21 – Sun, Oct 13, 2024
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Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Folger Book Club: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Our September book club selection looks at a frequently banned book about a plague year in 17th-century England.
Thu, Sep 5, 2024, 6:30pm
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Folger Archivist Talk: The Vincent First Folio
Folger Archivist Sara Schliep tells the story of how Henry Folger, the co-founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library, acquired his favorite copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Thurs, Sept 05, 2024, 6:30pm
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