THE FIRST FOLIO.

The article discusses the importance of the publication of a collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays named "First Folio" in 1623. Topics include Shakespeare's plays that have not survived without the book such as "Macbeth" and "Julius Caesar," the impact of the book on Shakespeare's reputation as a playwright and the collaboration of Shakespeare's fellow actors and friends such as John Heminge and Henry Condell to publish the book as a homage to Shakespeare's literary works.