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Dedications

English· 13:17:20· 31 chapters

Dedications is an anthology of the forms used from the earliest days of book-making to the present time. My purpose in the following anthology of dedications has been to make a representative, rather than an exhaustive collection. My first idea was to take only beautiful dedications, and above all those which showed thought and originality. I next sought those which were quaint and curious, grave and gay, and then wandering through the wide field of English literature, tried to have each section of it represented. Dedications which brought one in touch with the world of religion, philanthropy, the fine arts, science, nature and travel have also claimed my attention. Then, narrowing my interest, I searched for those to celebrated people, or by celebrated people, even though the dedications were not particularly desirable in themselves. I was anxious to include great heroes, as David Livingstone, and when unable to obtain dedications to them I substituted books by them or about them. The same was true in regard to certain industrial subjects, as needlework, cooking, etc. Last but not least, I tried to include dedications which were valuable because of their human interest. - Summary by Mary Elizabeth Brown

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Foreword
02:41
Chapter 2
Introduction
17:02
Chapter 3
To Deity
13:46
Chapter 4
To The Virgin Mary
08:55
Chapter 5
To Royalty- Part One
32:48
Chapter 6
To Royalty- Part Two
37:00
Chapter 7
To Royalty- Part Three
36:50
Chapter 8
To Nobility- Part One
29:46
Chapter 9
To Nobility- PartTwo
30:59
Chapter 10
To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part One
37:06
Chapter 11
To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part Two
24:01
Chapter 12
To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part Three
42:48
Chapter 13
To Countries, States, Cities, and their Inhabitants
30:12
Chapter 14
To Armies and Navies
07:03
Chapter 15
To Institutions and Societies
22:05
Chapter 16
To Lovers of Mankind
28:53
Chapter 17
To Teachers and Students
30:57
Chapter 18
To Authors
46:17
Chapter 19
To Women
18:53
Chapter 20
To Children
25:08
Chapter 21
To Friends- Part One
40:35
Chapter 22
To Friends- Part Two
42:00
Chapter 23
To Relatives- Part One
35:24
Chapter 24
To Relatives- Part Two
31:33
Chapter 25
To Relatives- Part Three
24:30
Chapter 26
To Oneself
09:20
Chapter 27
To Animals
10:19
Chapter 28
To Things Spiritual
11:12
Chapter 29
To Things, Animate and Inanimate
16:43
Chapter 30
To the Reader
13:21
Chapter 31
To Any and Every One
39:13

Dedications

Chapters

Foreword

Introduction

To Deity

To The Virgin Mary

To Royalty- Part One

To Royalty- Part Two

To Royalty- Part Three

To Nobility- Part One

To Nobility- PartTwo

To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part One

To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part Two

To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part Three

To Countries, States, Cities, and their Inhabitants

To Armies and Navies

To Institutions and Societies

To Lovers of Mankind

To Teachers and Students

To Authors

To Women

To Children

To Friends- Part One

To Friends- Part Two

To Relatives- Part One

To Relatives- Part Two

To Relatives- Part Three

To Oneself

To Animals

To Things Spiritual

To Things, Animate and Inanimate

To the Reader

To Any and Every One