A complete works of Shakespeare goes on display in London

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)