The Rescue · Chapter
Dedication explained
The dedication page of the book, inscribing the tale to Frederic Courtland Penfield, the last American ambassador to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in gratitude for his rescue of distressed travelers during the outbreak of World War I in 1914
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The dedication page of the book, inscribing the tale to Frederic Courtland Penfield, the last American ambassador to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in gratitude for his rescue of distressed travelers during the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Lingard’s psychological peak occurs as he articulates his fatal illusion—his belief that he and the brig are o…
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- Sacrifice and Rescue
The dedication highlights the rescue of distressed travelers, a theme that resonates with the novel's broader motifs of aid and intervention.
Key passages
“To Frederic Courtland Penfield Last Ambassador of The United States of America to the Late Austrian Empire, This old time tale is gratefully inscribed in memory of the rescue of certain distressed travellers effected by him in the world’s Great Storm of The Year 1914”
This book is dedicated to Frederic Courtland Penfield, the final U.S. ambassador to the now-defunct Austrian Empire, as a thank-you for helping stranded travelers during the great upheaval of 1914.
The dedication sets a tone of gratitude and historical remembrance, linking the tale to real-world events.
