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THE

AUTHORS MANUAL:

Being a complete, practical Guide to all departments of Journalism, Literary Work generally, and Book-producing, with special advice in reference to Imaginative Literature.

By PERCY RUSSELL,

Author of * King Alfred,’ * After this Life” *“4 Journey to Lake Tau o,"
 * Australian Tales and Sketches,”” &c.

The Manual has been specially planned to afford real help to all desirous of entering any branch of the Literary Profession, The information given is in all cases derived from actual personal experience extending over twenty years of uninter- Tupted work in all departments of working Literature.

THE CONTENTS. Part. JOURNALISM. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS

Literary Technics. How to Work for many Papers, by Paragraph Writing. one who does it.

Reporting. | The Anonymity of the Press.

Leaders and Leader Writing. I Correspondence.

Editorial Matter. Hlustrated and Comic Papers.

Making Up for Press. The Newspaper Press (History of)

Worked-out Examplesof Preparing and the Printing Office (Com- News, &c. posing, Size of Type, &c.)

Reviewing. Libel.

Dramatic, Musical & Art Criticism | Copyright.

The Special Correspondent. Remuneration.

Financial and Trade Journalism.

Part IL.. THE BOOK.

Poetry—includes Metres, Mechan- | Reading, and the practical uses

ism of Verse, and the practical of Books. side of versifying. A Complete Course of English The Drama. Literature. The Novel, its History, Place, and | Punctuation and Proof Reading. Function. Making a Name in Literature.

Fiction as an Art. Remuneration. Literature for the Young. l

General Advice. Titles, Indexing, &c.


 * .* No Author’s Library should be without this Book.

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