“TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT, THIS WORK IS, BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S PERMISSION, MOST REPECTFULLY DEDICATED, BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S DUTIFUL AND OBEDIENT HUMBLE SERVANT, THE AUTHOR.”
My fourth novel Emma followed the less popular Mansfield Park, holding this dedication to his royal majesty of the time Prince of Wales. What sharp sense of wit and intelligence was used to create the ever demanded dedication in a sense of mockery that brought my only means of self-respect.
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