Stolen Shakespeare book found in the USA to be star exhibit in university's new show
- The book containing 36 plays, including Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest, was stolen from Durham University in 1998.
- The stolen book was recovered in Washington D.C. Ten years later, damaged and missing pages.
- This First Folio, valued at over £1 million , is one of only 235 known copies that exist today.
- The book will be displayed as the centerpiece of a new exhibition called 'Shakespeare Recovered' at Durham University.
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The "First Folio", an original of Shakespeare stolen, found and exposed in Durham, UK
This collection of works by the British playwright includes works such as "Macbeth" and "The Night of the Kings". It is considered one of the most important books in English literature.

UK show reveals tawdry tale of Shakespeare folio theft
The gripping tale of how a 400-year-old edition of the first collection of William Shakespeare plays was stolen, recovered and restored is to be explored in a new UK exhibition, it was announced Thursday.
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