# Dedication explained — The Rover

> Chapter companion for The Rover by Joseph Conrad.

## What happens

The dedication page is a brief inscription by the author, Joseph Conrad, dedicating the novel 'The Rover' to his friend G. Jean Aubry, describing the story as a tale of the last days of a French brother of the coast.

## Character check-ins

### Jean Aubry

The dedication is addressed to G. Jean Aubry, a friend of the author.

## Key lines

> To G. Jean Aubry in friendship this tale of the last days of a french brother of the coast

This book is dedicated to my friend G. Jean Aubry, telling the story of the final days of a French pirate.

_The dedication introduces the protagonist as a 'brother of the coast,' a term for pirates, and sets the tone for the narrative._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rover_se/chapters/dedication
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