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Creating Shakespeare

Explore the dedications and addresses in the First Folio which created ‘Shakespeare’

Dedicatory poem by Hugh Holland:

**Ben Jonson’s dedication To the memory of my beloved, the author:**

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Creating Shakespeare

Explore the dedications and addresses in the First Folio which created ‘Shakespeare’

Dedicatory poem by Hugh Holland:

**Ben Jonson’s dedication To the memory of my beloved, the author:**

Listen to part of Ben Jonson’s dedication to Shakespeare:

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Ink & Insights: Shakespeare’s First Folio

Ben Crystal: Shakespeare’s First Folio

Ben Crystal: Shakespeare’s First Folio

Support the theatre

Stay in the loop

Explore the dedications and addresses in the First Folio which created ‘Shakespeare’

Dedicatory poem by Hugh Holland:

Ben Jonson’s dedication To the memory of my beloved, the author:

Listen to part of Ben Jonson’s dedication to Shakespeare:

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**Ben Jonson’s dedication To the memory of my beloved, the author:**