How to write a novel : a practical guide to the art of fiction
1910, 1st edition. London : A. Moring. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Pages tanned as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #392021
Physical description; 211 pp. Contents; The object in view -- A good story to tell -- How to begin -- Characters and characterization -- Studies in literary technique -- Pitfalls -- The secret of style -- How authors work -- Is the subject-matter of novels exhausted? -- The novel v. the short story -- Success and some of its minor conditions -- Appendix 1. The philosophy of composition, by Edgar Allan Poe -- Appendix II. Books worth reading -- Appendix III. Magazine articles on writing fiction. Subjects; Fiction ; Techniques. Writing ; Handbooks, manuals, etc. Writing Vocational guidance Great Britain.
Price: €35.00