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Thomas Henderson, Robert Thomson : Methods And Models Of Composition

Oliver And Boyd, 1938

1938 BOOK in orange cloth hardcover, some bumping to corners & edges, tanning to spine, well used appearance. PAGES clean, flat & tight, couple of pages with ink stains but does not interfere with text. Book Extract; the apprentice writer, like any trade apprentice, mustlearn his craft by copying at first the work of his master.He must study ideas, plans and ways of doing things,then go and try his own hand.That is why this book contains not rules but examples.All these examples, or models, were written by " experts,"and if you conscientiously try to make essays like theirsyou will learn how to write, or, if you can do so already,how to write better. 'In using the book, there are four steps to observe.(a) First, read the model you have selected.(6) Then analyse it ; that is, ask yourself such ques-tions as these about the writer's ideas and his methods :-Is this a description, a story, an expression ofopinion, or just a passing fancy ?How many paragraphs are used ?Where does he get his title ?Why does he use Direct Speech here-and here ?And so on. The practical hints given opposite eachexample will help you to ask-and answer-many morequestions of your own.(c) Try to make an essay as like the model as possible.At the bottom of each right-hand page you will find a listof suggested topics ; from the list, choose a subject, and,by following closely all the steps and devices the writerof the model has shown, start to build up your owncomposition. You will find that the more closely youadopt his structure and methods the more successful youwill be, and the better the result., 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, Good

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