Dedications


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

Dedications is an anthology of the forms used from the earliest days of book-making to the present time. My purpose in the following anthology of dedications has been to make a representative, rather than an exhaustive collection. My first idea was to take only beautiful dedications, and above all those which showed thought and originality. I next sought those which were quaint and curious, grave and gay, and then wandering through the wide field of English literature, tried to have each section of it represented. Dedications which brought one in touch with the world of religion, philanthropy, the fine arts, science, nature and travel have also claimed my attention. Then, narrowing my interest, I searched for those to celebrated people, or by celebrated people, even though the dedications were not particularly desirable in themselves. I was anxious to include great heroes, as David Livingstone, and when unable to obtain dedications to them I substituted books by them or about them. The same was true in regard to certain industrial subjects, as needlework, cooking, etc. Last but not least, I tried to include dedications which were valuable because of their human interest. - Summary by Mary Elizabeth Brown (13 hr 17 min)

Chapitres

Foreword 2:41 Lu par Larry Wilson
Introduction 17:02 Lu par Larry Wilson
To Deity 13:46 Lu par Larry Wilson
To The Virgin Mary 8:55 Lu par Larry Wilson
To Royalty- Part One 32:48 Lu par Adrian Stephens
To Royalty- Part Two 37:00 Lu par Adrian Stephens
To Royalty- Part Three 36:50 Lu par KHand
To Nobility- Part One 29:46 Lu par KHand
To Nobility- PartTwo 30:59 Lu par KHand
To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part One 37:06 Lu par Lucretia B.
To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part Two 24:01 Lu par Lucretia B.
To Dignitaries of Church and State. Part Three 42:48 Lu par Lucretia B.
To Countries, States, Cities, and their Inhabitants 30:12 Lu par jenno
To Armies and Navies 7:03 Lu par Michael MacTaggert
To Institutions and Societies 22:05 Lu par Kristy Carpenter
To Lovers of Mankind 28:53 Lu par Kristy Carpenter
To Teachers and Students 30:57 Lu par Adrian Stephens
To Authors 46:17 Lu par jenno
To Women 18:53 Lu par jenno
To Children 25:08 Lu par Adrian Stephens
To Friends- Part One 40:35 Lu par jenno
To Friends- Part Two 42:00 Lu par jenno
To Relatives- Part One 35:24 Lu par Kathleen Moore
To Relatives- Part Two 31:33 Lu par Kathleen Moore
To Relatives- Part Three 24:30 Lu par Kathleen Moore
To Oneself 9:20 Lu par Michael MacTaggert
To Animals 10:19 Lu par Elsie Selwyn
To Things Spiritual 11:12 Lu par ChadH94
To Things, Animate and Inanimate 16:43 Lu par Amy Gramour
To the Reader 13:21 Lu par Andy Glover
To Any and Every One 39:13 Lu par jenno