# Dedication explained — Emma

> Chapter companion for Emma by Jane Austen.

## What happens

Jane Austen dedicates her work to the Prince Regent with formal respect and humility.

## Key lines

> To His Royal Highness The Prince Regent This work is, by His Royal Highness’s Permission most respectfully dedicated, by His Royal Highness’s dutiful and obedient humble servant The Author

Jane Austen respectfully dedicates this book to the Prince Regent with his permission, signing as his obedient servant.

_This dedication reflects Austen's formal acknowledgment of royal patronage, though her personal feelings toward the Prince Regent were reportedly ambivalent._

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