The collected works were printed and published by two fellow actors and friends of William Shakespeare in 1623.
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00:00 A copy of the first folio of Shakespeare's plays goes on display in London as Britain
00:06 and the World marks the 400th anniversary of its publication. The copy, put on display
00:11 at the Corporation of London's Guildhall Library for one day only, is one of the best-preserved
00:16 versions of the folio. The anniversary of the publication on 8th November 1623 has also
00:22 been celebrated by sending a weather balloon into space, carrying a portrait of the English
00:26 playwright and a speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
00:30 You'll see often the books all match.
00:32 (whooshing)