# Epigraph explained — The Marrow of Tradition

> Chapter companion for The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt.

## What happens

The epigraph quotes Charles Lamb's poem praising a book that captures the essence of tradition, setting a reflective tone for the novel.

## Key lines

> I like you and your book, ingenious Hone! In whose capacious all-embracing leaves The very marrow of tradition’s shown.

I admire you and your work, clever Hone, whose broad and inclusive pages reveal the core of tradition.

_This epigraph from Charles Lamb praises the preservation of tradition in literature._

## Links

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