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The Beautiful and Damned · Chapter

Dedication explained

The author dedicates the book to Shane Leslie, George Jean Nathan, and Maxwell Perkins, acknowledging their literary help and encouragement.

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The author dedicates the book to Shane Leslie, George Jean Nathan, and Maxwell Perkins, acknowledging their literary help and encouragement.

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