Dedications afford an intriguing insight into writers' personal interests, preoccupations and affections. Here, among the hundreds of writers quoted, the reader will find a fund of information about those to whom books have been dedicated, and is the result of extensive reading and research by the author. The volume includes over 2000 dedications, from classical times to the present day.
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