4. Rhetoric and Composition

Bain, A. English Composition and Rhetoric. 2 vols. American Book Co. ($1.20 a vol.). A discussion, with numerous illustrations, of all the elements and qualities of style in prose and poetry.

Brewster, W. T. Studies in Structure and Style. Macmillan. ($1.10). An analysis of the structure and style of seven modern English essays.

Cairns, W. B. Forms of Discourse. Ginn. ($1.15). A consideration of the various forms of narration, description, exposition, argumentation, and persuasion.

Genung, J. F. Working Principles of Rhetoric. Ginn. ($1.40). A comprehensive discussion of rhetorical principles.

Minto, W. Manual of English Prose Literature. Ginn. ($1.50). A detailed analysis of the styles of Macaulay, De Quincey, and Carlyle, with briefer discussions of the style of all English prose writers to the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Scott, F. N. and Denney, J. V. Paragraph-Writing. Allyn and Bacon. ($1.00.) An interesting discussion of paragraph structure with many examples.

Wendell, Barrett. English Composition. Scribner. ($1.50). A suggestive explanation of the principles of unity, coherence, and mass or emphasis.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.