The Folio Society Survey | The most influential books of the moment
Folio recently undertook a survey with YouGov looking at the most influential books of the moment – books which answer fundamental questions of human existence ...
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The Folio Society Survey | The most influential books of the moment
Folio recently undertook a survey with YouGov looking at the most influential books of the moment – books which answer fundamental questions of human existence ...
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Picture Editor Laura Canter on John Harrison’s ‘fantastical machines’
As I began researching images for Longitude, I paid a visit to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to see John Harrison’s famous chronometers. As I stood in ...
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Artist Bill Bragg on illustrating Trollope
Bill Bragg, illustrator of the Folio Society’s new editions of The Warden and Barchester Towers, talks about depicting Trollope's ingenious characterisations. [caption id="attachment_2395" align="alignright" width="375"] One of ...
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The Folio Society and House of Illustration announce the judging panel for The Book Illustration Competition 2015
London, 31 October 2014: Returning for its fifth year, the celebrated Book Illustration Competition, a partnership between The Folio Society and House of Illustration, announces ...
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Reproducing Songs of Innocence and of Experience from the finest copy
Folio’s edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience is reproduced from one of the finest surviving copies, known as ‘Copy W’, now held at King’s College, University of Cambridge. In this blog, Folio’s Production Director Kate Grimwade explains how she matched our edition as closely as possible to Blake’s original manuscript.
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‘These illustrations look like the inside of my own head’
In this blog, Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, shares her reaction to seeing some of Zoë van Dijk’s vivid illustrations for the Folio edition of her incredible novel.
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Which Marvel Hero would you invite for the holidays?
Depending on your family traditions and the extent of your invites, festive dinners can either be a raucous free-for-all or a calm culinary extravaganza. But whatever the scene, every dining table would be livened up with a Marvel Super Hero. From extraordinary strength to healing potions and a magic hammer, scroll down to discover who could be tucking into turkey at your house this year.