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1623

William Shakespeare1623

Arts / Drama

John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeares friends from the King's Men, published the First Folio, a collected edition of Shakespeares plays containing 36 texts, including 18 printed for the first time

Names involved

William Shakespeare

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