Resource Guide: 'A Tip for the Hangman' by Allison Epstein

On March 2, 2022 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to espionage and Christopher “Kit” Marlowe.

EXPLORE Marlowe’s connection to Shakespeare

• Shakespeare and Marlowe: Attributing ‘Henry VI’ Authorship
• “A Great Reckoning”: a closer look at a fateful Final Jeopardy clue

READ plays by Marlowe and other early modern playwrights

• Dido, Queen of Carthage
• Doctor Faustus
• Edward II
• The Jew of Malta
• A Digital Anthology of Early Modern English Drama
  • Shining a Light on the Other Playwrights of Shakespeare’s Day

LEARN about early modern codes and ciphers

• Codes and Ciphers from the Renaissance to Today
• Decoding Early Modern Gossip
• Decoding the Renaissance: 500 Years of Codes and Ciphers
• 3 amateur codebreakers set out to decrypt old letters. They uncovered royal history.

DISCOVER other fictional accounts of Christopher Marlowe

• Excerpt: ‘A Fine Madness: A Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery’ by Alan Judd
• A summer Shakespeare adventure: ‘Her Majesty’s Will’ by David Blixt

REVIST past book club selections about Elizabethan espiongae

• License to Quill by Jacopo della Quercia
  • Introduction
  • Resource Guide
  • Collection Materials
• The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips
  • Introduction
  • Resource Guide
  • Collection Materials