How To Read and What To Read

How To Read and What To Read

Author: Sherwin Cody

Year: 1907

How To Read and What To Read by Sherwin Cody Sherwin Cody School of English 1907 Alpheus Sherwin Cody (1868 – 1959) was an American writer and entrepreneur who developed a long-running home-study course in speaking and writing and a signature series of advertisements asking “Do You Make These Mistakes in English?” A critic of traditional English education, Cody advocated colloquial style and grammar. His course, presented in a patented workbook format which he described as self-correcting, was purchased by over 150,000 students from its inception in 1918. He published essays, books and articles virtually nonstop from 1893 through 1950. In a book published in 1895, he gave the advice, "Write what you know—so go out and know something." source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwin_Cody CONTENTS Preface General Introduction to the Study of Literature Chapter I. What Constitutes a Good Poem? Chapter II. What Constitutes a Good Essay? Chapter III. What Constitutes a Good Novel? Chapter IV. Landmarks in Modern Literature Chapter V. The Best Poetry and How to Read It Chapter VI. How to Study Shakespeare Chapter VII. The Best English Essays Chapter VIII. Old Novels that Are Good Chapter I