# Dedication explained — Pan Michael

> Chapter companion for Pan Michael by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

## What happens

Jeremiah Curtin dedicates the concluding volume of the trilogy, Pan Michael, to John Murray Brown, acknowledging Brown's role in publishing the earlier works and his deep interest in the translations.

## Character check-ins

### John Murray Brown

The dedicatee, praised for his interest in the trilogy and his role in publishing the works.

## Key lines

> To John Murray Brown, Esq. My Dear Brown —You read With Fire and Sword in manuscript: you appreciated its character, and your House published it.

Curtin addresses Brown directly, recalling that Brown read the first book in manuscript form, recognized its merit, and published it through his firm.

_Establishes the personal and professional bond between translator and publisher._

> Remembering your deep interest in all the translations, I beg to inscribe to you the concluding volume, Pan Michael.

Curtin dedicates the final volume to Brown because of Brown's sustained enthusiasm for the entire translated trilogy.

_Highlights Brown's ongoing support for the translation project._

## Links

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