On the Art of Writing

by Arthur Quiller-Couch and Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

Book Overview

"The art of writing is a living business," declares Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in the Preface to this classic. "Literature is not a mere science, to be studied; but an art, to be practiced. Great as is our own literature, we must consider it as a legacy to be improved . . . if we persist in striving to write well, we can easily resign to other nations all the secondary fame."
Renowned as a critic, teacher, and educational reformer, Quiller-Couch...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048645004X
• ISBN13: 9780486450049
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.4"