A librarian stumbles across a previously unknown Shakespeare 's First Folio . The copy had been discovered decades ago in the library in Saint - Omer . Without the First Folio , much of Shakespeare 's work would have been lost to subsequent generations . The book , published in 1623 , is one of fewer than 200 known to exist in the world . A U.S. Shakespeare expert examines the copy found in Saint - Omer .
A librarian stumbles across a previously unknown Shakespeare 's First Folio . The copy had been discovered decades ago in the library in Saint - Omer . The book , published in 1623 , is one of fewer than 200 known to exist in the world . A U.S. Shakespeare expert examines the copy found in Saint - Omer .