# Dedication explained — Ragged Dick

> Chapter companion for Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger Jr..

## What happens

The author dedicates the story to Joseph W. Allen, acknowledging his suggestion as the inspiration for the work.

## Key lines

> To Joseph W. Allen, at whose suggestion this story was undertaken, it is inscribed with friendly regard.

This book is dedicated to Joseph W. Allen, who proposed the idea for this story, and is offered with warm appreciation.

_The dedication credits Joseph W. Allen as the catalyst for the book's creation._

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