# Dedication explained — The Truth About Tristrem Varick

> Chapter companion for The Truth About Tristrem Varick by Edgar Saltus.

## What happens

The author dedicates the work to Eduard von Hartmann, the philosopher of the unconscious, describing the book as an attempt in ornamental disenchantment, dated New York, 15th February, 1888.

## Key lines

> To my master the philosopher of the unconscious Eduard von Hartmann this attempt in ornamental disenchantment is dutifully inscribed New York, 15th February, 1888

This book is respectfully dedicated to my teacher Eduard von Hartmann, the philosopher of the unconscious, as a decorative exercise in disillusionment, written in New York on February 15, 1888.

_The dedication frames the book as a stylized exploration of disillusionment, directly referencing Hartmann's philosophy._

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