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In "Fahrenheit 451", there are only a few known copies of Shakespeare's works left in existence. One of these copies is in the possession of a character named Granger, who memorizes the text to preserve it for future generations.
All I know is that the Bible has been a top bestseller for a long time, and is available in 2426 languages according to Wycliffe Bible Translators. Or did you mean how many copies of the ORIGINAL Bible are in existence? No complete copies of the original Bible are in existence, but many thousands of manuscript fragments are in existence, enough to ensure, by comparing them to each other, that the Bible we have today is quite accurate. By contrast, many ancient works that are accepted as being totally accurate today, have only ONE copy left to us now.
It is estimated that less than 100 copies of Action Comics #1 are in existence today. This issue is highly sought after due to the first appearance of Superman and its historical significance in the comic book world.
There are no documents in existence that have been proven to be actually written by Shakespeare himself.
You can try websites which offer copies of the original quarto copies of the plays published in Shakespeare's day, or of the first folio, some of which are on the related links.
William Shakespeare wrote the famous soliloquy that begins with "To be or not to be" in his play Hamlet. It is a contemplation on the nature of existence and the internal struggles of the character Hamlet.
No, no historical records have been found, but some faked copies are in existence.
It's called the First Folio, although its official name was "Mr William Shakespeares Comedies Histories & Tragedies published according to the true originall copies". It was not really a Complete Works as it contained just plays, not the poems or sonnets. It included 36 of the 38 plays generally believed to have been written by Shakespeare. About 1000 copies were printed; 238 remain, a remarkably high number.
Around that era there were many who believed in the existence of witches and ghosts etc
There are less than 150 copies of the "HE" version of the 1611 KJV Bible, which is the first edition of the 1611 printing. Thus the reason they are so difficult to find, and so very expensive.There are in fact only 50 copies of the first edition 1611 KJV 'HE' Bibles, whilst there are some 150 'SHE' copies in existence today.
Famously, he is the first person to use the word "assassination" in print. He created many words, not all of which have caught on and become part of our vocabulary. "Superflux" is one of my favourites.
The building called Shakespeare's Globe, which opened in 1997, stands not far from the south bank of the River Thames. There is not nor has there ever been a building called "William Shakespeare Globe". The Globe Playhouse at which Shakespeare performed was never associated with Shakespeare particularly during its existence.