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On the Art of Writing
Arthur Quiller-Couch
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About this book
Quiller-Couch surveys the history of English prose while dispensing advice for writing tastefully.
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- Titlepage
- Imprint
- Dedication
- Preface
- On the Art of Writing
- Lecture I: Inaugural
- Lecture II: The Practice of Writing
- Lecture III: On the Difference Between Verse and Prose
- Lecture IV: On the Capital Difficulty of Verse
- Lecture V: Interlude: On Jargon
- Lecture VI: On the Capital Difficulty of Prose
- Lecture VII: Some Principles Reaffirmed
- Lecture VIII: On the Lineage of English Literature (I)
- Lecture IX: On the Lineage of English Literature (II)
- Lecture X: English Literature in Our Universities (I)
- Lecture XI: English Literature in Our Universities (II)
- Lecture XII: On Style
- Endnotes
- Colophon
- Uncopyright
Edition & source
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Edition contributors
- The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
- Arthur Quiller-Couch (ann, aut, dto, wpr)
- Jan Ekels II (art)
- James Tenison (trc)
- Ben and Anna Evans (spn)
- Alex Cabal (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, tyg)