How We See Frankenstein’s Creature
From its birth in the imagination of Mary Shelley, Frankenstein’s creature has taken on a life of its own as one of popular culture’s most ...
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Thursday, 29 October 2015
A few weeks ago I went to Bayeux for the first time. Culinary considerations aside, the main objective was of course the Tapestry, and I ...
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Lo. Lee. Ta.
Vladimir Nabokov enjoyed playing with words. He was renowned for placing riddles and deceptions throughout his narratives, encouraging a deeper exploration of the text and ...
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From Sparks into Flames
Open spread from the Folio edition of A Story as Sharp as a Knife On the surface it seems simple to describe Robert Bringhurst’s A Story ...
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Sam Weber’s Stunning Artwork for the Illustrated Edition of Dune
[caption id="attachment_2858" align="aligncenter" width="489"] Paul summoning The Great Maker.[/caption] The Folio Society has been publishing premium illustrated editions of classic works since 1947, including many ...
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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.