Raleigh, W. History of the English Novel. Scribner. ($1.25). An interesting account of the development of the English novel to Scott. Cross, W. L. The Development of the English Novel. Macmillan. ($1.50.) A history of English fiction from the Arthurian romance to Stevenson. Perry, Bliss. A Study of Prose Fiction. Houghton, Mifflin Co. ($1.25). A suggestive discussion of plot, characters, setting and other elements in the novel and short story, with suggestions for original work in construction and analysis. Alden, R. M. Specimens of English verse. Holt. ($1.25). A practical handbook of poetics with numerous selections. Gayley, C. M. Classic Myths in English Literature. Ginn. ($1.50). An excellent collection of Greek, Roman, Norse, and German mythological stories. 3. Language and Grammar Sweet, H. New English Grammar; Vol. I., Phonology and Accidence. ($2.60). Vol. II. Syntax. ($.90). Oxford Univ. Press. The most complete logical and historical grammar. Emerson, O. F. History of the English Language. Macmillan. ($1.25). Greenough and Kittredge. Words and their Ways in English Speech. Macmillan. ($1.10). An interesting popular account of the origin and development of language and of changes in the meaning of words. Trench, R. C. The Study of Words. Armstrong, N. Y. ($1.00). An excellent introduction to the study of the development of the meaning of words. 4. Rhetoric and Composition Bain, A. English Composition and Rhetoric. 2 vols. American Book Co. ($1.20 a vol.). A discussion, with numerous illustrations, of all the elements and qualities of style in prose and poetry. Brewster, W. T. Studies in Structure and Style. Macmillan. ($1.10). An analysis of the structure and style of seven modern English essays. Cairns, W. B. Forms of Discourse. Ginn. ($1.15). A consideration of the various forms of narration, description, exposition, argumentation, and persuasion. Genung, J. F. Working Principles of Rhetoric. Ginn. ($1.40). A comprehensive discussion of rhetorical principles. Minto, W. Manual of English Prose Literature. Ginn. ($1.50). A detailed analysis of the styles of Macaulay, De Quincey, and Carlyle, with briefer discussions of the style of all English prose writers to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Scott, F. N. and Denney, J. V. Paragraph-Writing. Allyn and Bacon. ($1.00.) An interesting discussion of paragraph structure with many examples. Wendell, Barrett. English Composition. Scribner. ($1.50). A suggestive explanation of the principles of unity, coherence, and mass or emphasis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES