# Dedication explained — To Cuba and Back

> Chapter companion for To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

## What happens

The author dedicates the narrative of his short absence to the Gentlemen of the Saturday Club.

## Character check-ins

### Saturday

The Gentlemen of the Saturday Club are the dedicatees of the narrative.

## Key lines

> To the Gentlemen of the Saturday Club, this narrative of a short absence from home and from their society, is dedicated.

This account of a brief trip away from home and the Saturday Club is offered to its members.

_The dedication establishes the intended audience and the context of the journey._

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