On the Art of Reading (Dodo Press) (Paperback)

from bell7

After reading Helene Hanff's books, particularly _Q's Legacy_, I decided to try one of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's collection of lectures. The lectures brought together in this volume were first given from 1916-1918, all regarding reading English literature, particularly focused on either teaching...

from elenchus

I hope I can cultivate in my children an appreciation for prose such as this: slow, careful, with humour but very few exclamations, and punctuated with dependent clauses. Prose which is modern but certainly not contemporary, scholarly but never pedantic. If writing style varies with different way...

from elenchus

I hope I can cultivate in my children an appreciation for prose such as this: slow, careful, with humour but very few exclamations, and punctuated with dependent clauses. Prose which is modern but certainly not contemporary, scholarly but never pedantic. If writing style varies with different way...

from bell7

After reading Helene Hanff's books, particularly _Q's Legacy_, I decided to try one of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's collection of lectures. The lectures brought together in this volume were first given from 1916-1918, all regarding reading English literature, particularly focused on either teaching...