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On the Art of Writing

Arthur Quiller-Couch

Nonfictionabout 7 h 15 min of listening

Quiller-Couch surveys the history of English prose while dispensing advice for writing tastefully.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Dedication
  3. Preface
  4. Lecture I: Inaugural
  5. Lecture II: The Practice of Writing
  6. Lecture III: On the Difference Between Verse and Prose
  7. Lecture IV: On the Capital Difficulty of Verse
  8. Lecture V: Interlude: On Jargon
  9. Lecture VI: On the Capital Difficulty of Prose
  10. Lecture VII: Some Principles Reaffirmed
  11. Lecture VIII: On the Lineage of English Literature (I)
  12. Lecture IX: On the Lineage of English Literature (II)
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  1. Lecture X: English Literature in Our Universities (I)
  2. Lecture XI: English Literature in Our Universities (II)
  3. Lecture XII: On Style
  4. Endnotes
  5. Colophon
  6. Uncopyright

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