English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice of the Art of Writing
by Frederick William Roe
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About this eBook
- Editor
- Elliott, George Roy, 1883-1963
- Credits
- Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy, Gene Smethers and PG Distributed Proofreaders
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PE: Language and Literatures: English
- Subject
- Report writing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 12025
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12025
- Release Date
- April 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A SERIES OF RELATED ESSAYS FOR THE DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF WRITING — PREFACE — CONTENTS — I. THE PERSONAL LIFE. — SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS. — ENGLISH PROSE
- 2.SELF-RELIANCE[1]
- 3.EARLY EDUCATION AT HERNE HILL[2]
- 4.A CRISIS IN MY MENTAL HISTORY[3]
- 5.OLD CHINA[4]
- 6.WHAT IS EDUCATION?[9]
- 7.KNOWLEDGE VIEWED IN RELATION TO LEARNING[11]
- 8.LITERATURE AND SCIENCE[20]
- 9.HOW TO READ[23]
- 10.ON GOING A JOURNEY[29]
- 11.THE REGRETS OF A MOUNTAINEER[33]
- 12.BEHAVIOR[34]
- 13.MANNERS AND FASHION[37]
- 14.TALK AND TALKERS[38]
- 15.THE SOCIAL VALUE OF THE COLLEGE-BRED[43]
- 16.THE LAW OF HUMAN PROGRESS[44]
- 17.THE MORALS OF TRADE[47]
- 18.ON THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF LIFE[48]
- 19.COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS[57]
- 20.THE IMPORTANCE OF DUST: A SOURCE OF BEAUTY AND ESSENTIAL TO LIFE[61]
- 21.THE BATTLE OF THE ANTS[62]
- 22.A WIND-STORM IN THE FORESTS[64]
- 23.WALDEN POND[65]
- 24.SELECTIONS FROM RUSKIN
- 25.B. WATER[71] — C. THE MOUNTAIN GLORY[72]
- 26.D. SPLENDOURS OF SUNSET[73]
- 27.THE STOICS[74]
- 28.THE ENTHUSIASM OF HUMANITY[75]
- 29.LOYALTY AND INSIGHT[77]
- 30.POETRY FOR POETRY'S SAKE[78]
- 31.GREEK TRAGEDY[79]
- 32.SHAKESPEARE[81]
- 33.CHARLES LAMB[86]
- 34.DR. HEIDEGGER'S EXPERIMENT[89]
- 35.MARKHEIM[90]
- 36.SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS — I. THE PERSONAL LIFE — II. EDUCATION — III. RECREATION AND TRAVELS — IV. SOCIAL LIFE AND MANNERS — V. PUBLIC AFFAIRS — VI. SCIENCE — VII. NATURE — VIII. CONDUCT AND INNER LIFE — IX. LITERATURE AND ART
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