# New Century Speaker and Writer: Being a Standard Work on Composition and Oratory

Author: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909

Genre: Category: How To ...

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66982

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=New+Century+Speaker+and+Writer%3A+Being+a+Standard+Work+on+Composition+and+Oratory+Northrop&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

masterly and thorough, and is so fascinating that the study becomes a delight. Rules and examples are furnished for the right choice of words, for constructing sentences, for punctuation, for acquiring an elegant style of composition, for writing essays and letters, what authors should be read, etc. The directions given are all right to the point and are easily put into practice.

## Chapters

- [PART II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/8/index.md)
- [PART I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/7/index.md)
- [PART III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/9/index.md)
- [SCENE III. (_Two men in conversation as they come upon the stage._)](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/14/index.md)
- [SCENE II.—_The garden of a deserted house, in the vicinity of MR. COLE’S.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/11/index.md)
- [PART II.—READINGS AND RECITATIONS.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/5/index.md)
- [SCENE I.—_The sitting-room of the COLE family. MARY reading a newspaper.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/10/index.md)
- [PART III.—PROGRAMMES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/6/index.md)
- [SCENE I. (_MR. L. and his wife on the stage; MR. L. dressed for his work,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/12/index.md)
- [PART I.—HOW TO WRITE A COMPOSITION.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/4/index.md)
- [PART II.—READINGS AND RECITATIONS.—The second part of this incomparable](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/2/index.md)
- [PART III.—PROGRAMMES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.—These have been prepared](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/3/index.md)
- [SCENE II. (_ALBERT enters, his wife entering on the opposite side. She](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/13/index.md)
- [PART I.—HOW TO WRITE A COMPOSITION.—The treatment of this subject is](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/1/index.md)
- [SCENE V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/19/index.md)
- [SCENE I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/15/index.md)
- [SCENE III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/17/index.md)
- [SCENE IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/18/index.md)
- [SCENE II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/new-century-speaker-and-writer-being-a-standard-work-on-composi-34ffaf38/chapters/16/index.md)