The Building of a Book: A Series of Practical ArticlesFrederick Hills Hitchcock Grafton Press, 1906 - 375 pagina's |
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Pagina 320 - They are something more substantial than fame, as my back knows, which has borne them up two flights of stairs to a place similar to that to which they trace their origin. Of the remaining 290 odd, 75 were given away, the rest sold. I have now a library of nearly 900 volumes, over 700 of which I wrote myself.
Pagina 247 - Introduction to Coleridge's Biographia Literaria " : " The aim of criticism is to distinguish what is essential in the work of a writer. What we ask of him is that he should find out for us more than we can find out for ourselves. It is the delight of a critic to praise, but praise is scarcely a part of his duty ". Coupled with this the following extract from Macaulay in his " Essay on Bacon " would make the point more clear.
Pagina 247 - The aim of criticism is to distinguish what is essential in the work of a writer; and in order to do this, its first business must be to find out where he is different from all other writers. It is the delight of the critic to praise; but praise is scarcely a part of his duty.
Pagina 322 - My wish is that my Drawings, my Prints, my Curiosities, my Books — in a word these things of art which have been the joy of my life — shall not be consigned to the cold tomb of a museum, and subjected to the stupid glance of the careless passer-by; but I require that they shall all be dispersed under the hammer of the Auctioneer, so that the pleasure which the acquiring of each one of them has given me shall be given again, in each case, to some inheritor of my own tastes.
Pagina 222 - ANSLEY, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the title of which is in the words following, to wit : " Elements of Literature ; or, an Introduction to the Study of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres.
Pagina 23 - Every great publishing house has been built on the strong friendships between writers and publishers. There is, in fact, no other sound basis to build on ; for the publisher cannot do his highest duty to any author whose work he does not appreciate, and with whom he is not in sympathy.
Pagina 40 - Pearl. 16 point, 2-line Brevier. 18 point, Great Primer. 20 point, 2-line Long Primer or Paragon. 22 point, 2-line Small Pica. 24 point, 2-line Pica. 28 point, 2-line English. 30 point, 5-line Nonpareil.
Pagina 248 - ... seem to find himself obliged to condemn; yet condemnation is hardly a necessary part of his office. What we ask of him is, that he should find out for us more than we can find out for ourselves: trace what in us is a whim or leaning to its remote home or centre of gravity, and explain why we are affected in this way or that way by this or that writer. He studies origins in effects, and must know himself, and be able to allow for his own mental and emotional variations, if he is to do more than...
Pagina 286 - My wish is that my drawings, my prints, my curiosities, my books — in a word, these things of art which have been the joy of my life — shall not be consigned to the cold tomb of a museum and subjected to the stupid glance of the careless passerby; but I require that they shall be dispersed under the hammer of the auctioneer, so that the pleasure which the acquirement of each one of them has given me shall be given again in each case to some inheritor of my own tastes.
Pagina 222 - Education, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor in conformity with the laws of the United States respecting copyrights.