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is the author used for "crocodile mystery" posts, Q&As with Folger staff, and other general posts.
"What manner o’thing is your crocodile?": January 2017
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"What manner o’thing is your crocodile?": January 2017

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For this month’s Crocodile Mystery, have a look at the handwriting and discoloration in this detail. What’s going on? Leave a reply in the Comments section to share your thoughts.

“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: December 2016
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“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: December 2016

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Here is another ghostly residue for you to identify, for this month’s Crocodile Mystery: As always, leave your thoughts and guesses in the comments, and come back next week to find out the answer.

“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: November 2016
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“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: November 2016

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Welcome to the November Crocodile Mystery! Take a look at the image below and tell us, if you can, what it is and where it appears in our collection? As always, leave your thoughts and ideas in the comments below,…

"What manner o'thing is your crocodile?": October 2016
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"What manner o'thing is your crocodile?": October 2016

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A new crocodile mystery for a new month! Can you tell us what this is? As always, please comment with your thoughts and guesses about our mystery image, and we’ll be back next week with the answer!

“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: September 2016
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“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: September 2016

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Ready for September? We are, with a new crocodile mystery for you to take a stab at! What’s going on with this book? Why does some of the text on the cover appear to be faded?  

Q & A: Amanda Herbert, Assistant Director for Fellowships Program, Folger Institute
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Q & A: Amanda Herbert, Assistant Director for Fellowships Program, Folger Institute

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Amanda Herbert recently became an Assistant Director at the Folger Institute, where she directs each aspect of the Folger fellowships program, from managing the applications process to fostering a sense of scholarly community. As part of the Folger Institute team,…

“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?” August 2016
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“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?” August 2016

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As July rapidly draws to a close, we have a pretty new puzzle for readers to ponder. This month’s mystery is about the picture on this paper cover: what is the image about and why is it on this cover?…

"What manner o'thing is your crocodile?" July 2016
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"What manner o'thing is your crocodile?" July 2016

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This month’s mystery could have many different answers, but there’s one in particular we’re looking for. The question is simple: why is this binding interesting? Any ideas? Please share your answers in the comments, and check back next week to find out if any…

“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: June 2016
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: June 2016

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It’s the last day of the month, and our intrepid readers know what that means: mystery time! So for this month, we ask: why on earth would someone make a jumble of pictures of everyday items like this? And why…

“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: May 2016
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: May 2016

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Here’s a mystery of the Crocodile manner for May. The text shown in this image is one piece of a larger whole, but the question is what is it and how does it relate to the whole? As always, post…

“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: April 2016
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: April 2016

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Welcome to our April crocodile mystery! So tell us, dear readers, why this scrap of paper is in our collection, and what it might be?

“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: March 2016
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: March 2016

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A new month and a new mystery. We’ll keep this short and sweet: What, exactly, are we seeing in this image? Leave your thoughts in the comments here, and we’ll be back on Tuesday with the answer.

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