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The Door with Seven Locks · Chapter

Dedication explained

The author dedicates the book to H.

What happens

The author dedicates the book to H. B. Lawford, Esq., acknowledging him as a just man and Worshipful Master of the Drapers Company for 1925–1926.

Key passages

  • To My Friend H. B. Lawford, Esq. (“A Just Man”) Worshipful Master of the Drapers Company, 1925⁠–⁠1926

    This book is dedicated to my friend H. B. Lawford, who is described as a righteous person and served as the Worshipful Master of the Drapers Company during 1925–1926.

    The dedication honors a personal friend and his role in a historic London guild.

The Door with Seven Locks — Dedication Explained