1. The Greatness of Shakespeare
... as a pamphlet with smaller font and cheaper format, the First Folio contained eighteen of Shakespeare's plays that have not been printed before his death. The quartos were basically quarter the size of the original folio but unfortunately it had many disadvantages for instance, it wasn't clear and had many missing parts due to the taxes of the papers. The First Folio was expensive (24 pounds in 1664)and only ... the higher class were able to afford it. In 1861 a chemical process was developed for making paper from cheap "plentiful esparto grass" causing one hundred times ... , Shakespe...
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