Shakespeare in Czech
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To mark the Czech national holiday of St. Wenceslas Day, we look at Martin Hilsky's Czech translations of Shakespeare held in our library.
Mareike Doleschal Translating Shakespeare Books Donating ShakespeareTo mark the Czech national holiday of St. Wenceslas Day, we look at Martin Hilsky's Czech translations of Shakespeare held in our library.
Mareike Doleschal Translating Shakespeare Books Donating ShakespeareWe have in our collections a set of miniature editions of Shakespeare's works published in 1904 by David Bryce and Son.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Books Donating ShakespearePublisher David Bryce was known for his miniature versions of famous works. Take a look at Mareike's post about the various miniature editions of Shakespeare's works that we get to keep in our Collections.
Mareike Doleschal Books Donating ShakespeareJames Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps was a notorious antiquarian who collected books but also had a habit of cutting them up and removing his favourite pages.
Mareike Doleschal Donating Shakespeare Shakespeare's BooksWe hold incredibly special, valuable, and rare items in our Collections. One of these things is the Wheler Folio, acquired in 1862, is one of only three editions of Shakespeare's First Folio that we care for and look after.
Mareike Doleschal Donating Shakespeare Shakespeare's BooksThis Basque language translation of Hamlet was donated to the library of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by Queen Elizabeth II on permanent loan.
Mareike Doleschal Donating Shakespeare BooksThis recent donation of a facsimile First Folio comes all the way from Meisei University in Tokyo, Japan.
Mareike Doleschal Donating Shakespeare Books