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Dedication explained
The author dedicates the work to Dr.
What happens
The author dedicates the work to Dr. Otto Schlapp, acknowledging his efforts to promote German classics in Britain, and in memory of their mutual friend Robert Fitzroy Bell.
Characters to notice
- Robert Fitzroy Bell
Mutual friend remembered in the dedication.
Key passages
“To Dr. Otto Schlapp Lecturer in German in the University of Edinburgh, as a tribute to his successful endeavours to promote the knowledge of the German Classics in Britain, and in memory of a mutual friend, Robert Fitzroy Bell”
This work is dedicated to Dr. Otto Schlapp, a German lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, honoring his work in spreading German classics in Britain, and in remembrance of our shared friend Robert Fitzroy Bell.
The dedication honors both a scholar and a personal friend.