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Thanks Jane, and Thomas, for spreading the good news: it's a great relief that the sale is off (even though it's worrying that it was even considered!) Best wishes to all, Diana Quoting Thomas Larque <[log in to unmask]>: No problem, and I hope it didn't sound like a criticism. Guardian articles are available to everybody online, so I thought the link might be useful. The Times is trying a different model by charging for online access. Thomas Larque. From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Cowling Sent: 06 September 2013 11:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Petition Maybe I should have said that I get my Times from my newsagent in the UK. Don't know what a paywall is! Jane _____ Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 11:10:59 +0100 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Petition To: [log in to unmask] The Times article is behind a paywall (for subscribers only), but the Guardian has the same story openly available. http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/sep/05/university-of-london-shakespe are-folios Thomas Larque. From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Cowling Sent: 06 September 2013 10:19 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Petition Delighted to see from this morning's Times that, as a result of all the opposition, the folios have been withdrawn from sale. Best to all, Jane > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 16:01:54 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Petition > To: [log in to unmask] > > The following message is from Alexandra Johnston: > > Please find below the link to the petition being circulated by the > Bibliographical Society concerning the proposed sale of the University > of London's copy of the first four Shakespeare folios. I also attach a > letter from Professor Henry Woudhuysen of Lincoln College Oxford to > Christopher Pressler outlining his objections to the sale*//* .Yesterday > there were 20 signatures and the number is growing. Please consider > being part of this effort. > > > http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/senate-house-library-university-of-lon don-reconsider-the-proposed-sale-of-its-first-four-shakespeare-folios > --