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- # Thorpe’s Early Life
## Overview
This section, titled "Thorpe’s early life.", is part of a larger work and details the early life and career of Thomas Thorpe, a printer and bookseller. It is contained within the "FACSIMILE OF THE EDITION OF 1609" and was extracted from the file "pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt".
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This section is situated within the "PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53" collection. It follows the section titled "[The publication of the sonnets.](arke:01KG6S5HREPAAWATV48YRSCMQJ)" and precedes the section titled "[His ownership of the manuscript of Marlowe’s Lucan.](arke:01KG6S5HRBCZ3T053G811SA6FS)". The content suggests it is part of a biographical or historical analysis related to literary figures and their publications.
## Contents
The section focuses on Thomas Thorpe's early life, beginning with his apprenticeship in 1584 to a London printer. It describes his subsequent career as a stationer's assistant, noting his struggles in the trade. The text also touches upon his literary interests and his involvement in the publication of Marlowe's translation of *Lucan*, and his later publications and eventual end in poverty.
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