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Page 11
... style . ' There are , of course , many styles with a small ' s ' ; but there is only one ' Style , ' with a big ' S. ' And it is only by appreciating , I will not say copying , a number of styles presented to us by the best authors ...
... style . ' There are , of course , many styles with a small ' s ' ; but there is only one ' Style , ' with a big ' S. ' And it is only by appreciating , I will not say copying , a number of styles presented to us by the best authors ...
Page 81
... style need not be copied ? How little - and yet how much ? I make bold to say that , to the great majority of us , most of the great figures of the past two centuries , and especially in the world of literature and art , must appear ...
... style need not be copied ? How little - and yet how much ? I make bold to say that , to the great majority of us , most of the great figures of the past two centuries , and especially in the world of literature and art , must appear ...
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... style of transatlantic commercial letter- writers . These are advised to study ' Hamlet ' in order to obtain certain ... style counts for something in correspondence , and the better your style the more welcome your letter . So it may be ...
... style of transatlantic commercial letter- writers . These are advised to study ' Hamlet ' in order to obtain certain ... style counts for something in correspondence , and the better your style the more welcome your letter . So it may be ...
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Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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