CHARTS OF [ENGLISH] AND [AMERICAN] AUTHORS

[DICTIONARY OF LITERARY ALLUSIONS]

[PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY]

[CHART OF GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHS]

BOOK OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

[HOW TO SPEAK CORRECT ENGLISH][Fundamental Rules][The Organ of Speech][Vowels][Consonants][Table of Consonants][Rules of Pronunciation][Common Errors in Pronunciation][Expression][Inflection of the Voice][WRITTEN ENGLISH][Rules Relating to Style]—Grammatical Construction—[Right and Wrong Use of Words in Speaking and Writing][Use of Capital Letters][Abbreviations, Contractions and Degrees][Punctuation][Rhetorical Figures of Speech][FORMS OF WRITTEN ENGLISH][Letter Writing or Correspondence][Official and Titled Salutations][Narration]—([Biography][Fiction and Drama][News])—[Exposition]—([Essay][Editorials])—[Description][Argument][Poetry and Poetics][PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF CLASSIC WORDS AND PHRASES][PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE MODERN LANGUAGES][ENGLISH] AND [AMERICAN] LITERATURE—OUTLINE CHARTS OF [ENGLISH] AND [AMERICAN] AUTHORS—[DICTIONARY OF LITERARY ALLUSIONS]: Famous Books, Poems, Dramas, Literary Characters, Plots, Pen Names, Literary Shrines and Geography, and other Miscellany—[PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY]: Gods, Heroes, and Mythical Wonder Tales—[CHART OF GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHS], their Origin, Relationship and Descent.

HOW TO SPEAK CORRECT ENGLISH

Correctly spoken English is quite as important as correctly written English. Errors in pronunciation, modulation and general expression are of frequent occurrence, and it sometimes seems that the erroneous utterance of whole classes of words league the tongue and ear against their right use. An improved standard of pronunciation, therefore, is the safest bulwark against a permanent deterioration of our language, as well as a positive influence in advancing individual culture of speech.

Five Fundamental Rules.—The essential steps toward securing the unconscious ability to speak correctly may be set down as follows: