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Writers in Dialogue
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Interviews on Great Writers
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Great Writers Inspire
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How to Write a Novel
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…
A Selection of Australian Poetry and Prose
A collection of Australian writing from the public domain.
A to Zed Collection
A collection of pieces, both fiction and non-fiction, that have as its subject a word beginning with a specific letter of the English alphab…
A to Zed Collection
This is a collection of 26 selections, both fiction and nonfiction, in which each topic begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
English Prose Style
Read's book describes the basic elements of composition and rhetoric: narrative form, eloquence, rhythm, and other important elements of wha…
Literature, Art and Oxford
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The Cambridge History of English Literature
In the preliminary statement of the aims and objects of this History, communicated to those who were invited to become contributors to it, t…
Preface
In The Russian Storybook
Reverend Richard Wilson went to the heart of Russia to find stories from the eastern outposts of Christianity, untouched by the renaissance …
Preface
In The Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)
William Langland’s Vision of Piers the Plowman is one of the Early English poems that may well appeal to many other readers than the profess…
A Corpus, Not a Canon
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Preface
In A Christmas Hamper: Full of Pictures and Tales
This book contains stories, tales, and pictures from Christmas for little folks! - Summary by Shriya (spatel2)
Foreword
In Dedications
Dedications is an anthology of the forms used from the earliest days of book-making to the present time. My purpose in the following antholo…
Bold Venture
On Writing
In News From The 30's Through The 70's
Explore the fascinating world of news from the 1930s through the 1970s. This collection offers a unique glimpse into the events and stories …
Preface
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
Section V
In The Jade Flute
A collection of mindful ancient Chinese poetry by Li Po, Wan Ts’u, Mei Chang and other masters set in English prose by anonymous translators…
Maria
In Selected Poems of Mexico
These poems were published from 1918 to 1928 and were translated by Muna Lee, Alice Stone Blackwell, Mary Elizabeth Blake, Thomas Walsh, Pet…