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- # THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM
## Overview
This chapter, titled "THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM," presents a facsimile reproduction of the first edition of William Shakespeare's *The Passionate Pilgrim* from 1599. Published in London by Henry Frowde and in Oxford by the Clarendon Press in 1905, this edition includes an introduction and bibliography by Sidney Lee. It also features illustrative title-pages from the 1612 editions of the work.
## Context
This chapter is part of a larger [poetry collection](arke:01KG6S3KNZT62WVVW4VT384KPF) titled "Venus and Adonis, Lucrece, Sonnets, and Pericles (Facsimile Editions)," which compiles facsimile editions of Shakespeare's works. It was extracted from the text file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA) and is associated with the [PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53 collection](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y). Preceded by a chapter on ["# THE RAPE OF LYCRECE."](arke:01KG6S4F436ST5PDN9YJ2YBYD0), it is followed by another chapter titled [The *Passionate Pilgrim*](arke:01KG6S4FQ9B05TDSVW2G3VD6WR).
## Contents
The chapter includes a reproduction of the 1599 first edition of *The Passionate Pilgrim* from the copy held in the Christie Miller Library at Britwell. It contains an introduction and bibliography by Sidney Lee, covering:
* The history of the publication
* 'Private' manuscript sources
* The contents of the miscellany
* The editions of 1612 and 1640
* A census of copies
Additionally, the chapter provides illustrative title-pages from the 1612 editions, both with and without Shakespeare's name. It also references specific pages within the source document, such as [Page 291](arke:01KG6QE9PTTDDX5X44BA44ATPJ), [Page 292](arke:01KG6QE9MM5YKEX6CPYY6X6KYB), [Page 293](arke:01KG6QE9Z7EXY697F1S9XRMCW3), [Page 294](arke:01KG6QE9PMJR4NKC3P0WXJ2NSN), [Page 295](arke:01KG6QE9PDDGMQSKBDBXT7KTR7), and [Page 296](arke:01KG6QE9P7Y3ASRBHK816D6VS3).
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- # THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM
1599
FACSIMILE
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LONDON
HENRY FROWDE, M.A.
PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF OXFORD
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Shakespeare, William. Specimens and doubtful works
# THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM
BEING A REPRODUCTION IN FACSIMILE OF
# THE FIRST EDITION
1599
FROM THE COPY IN THE CHRISTIE MILLER LIBRARY AT BRITWELL
WITH INTRODUCTION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
BY
SIDNEY LEE
OXFORD: AT THE CLARENDON PRESS MDCCCCV
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OXFORD
PHOTOGRAPHS AND LETTERPRESS
BY HORACE HART, M.A.
PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY
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# CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION TO THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM—
I. The History of the Publication . . . 7
II. ‘Private’ manuscript Sources . . . 14
III. The Contents of the Miscellany . . . 20
IV. The Editions of 1612 and 1640 . . . 45
V. A Census of Copies . . . . . . 53
ILLUSTRATIVE TITLE-PAGES—
The edition of 1612 with Shakespeare’s name . . . 55
The edition of 1612 without Shakespeare’s name . . . 55
FACSIMILE OF THE EDITION OF 1599
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