On the Art of Writing by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch island boy Chickadee nest box

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and an extensive bibliography

This isn't like other how to knit' books with basic information about casting on and how to form stitches (although there is a handy how-to reference section at the back for when you need a refresher)

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On the Art of Writing by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch island boy Chickadee nest box"The art of writing is a living business," declares Sir Arthur Quiller Couch in the Preface to this classic. "Literature is not a mere science, to be studied; but an art, to be practiced. Great as is our own literature, we must consider it as a legacy to be improved . . . if we persist in striving to write well, we can easily resign to other nations all the secondary fame." Renowned as a critic, teacher, and educational reformer, Quiller Couch