First published in the Contemporary Review for April, 1885; and now included in Volume XXII of the “Thistle Edition”: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
“Mrs. Knollys” is now easily accessible in “The Short Story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development.” Edited by Brander Matthews. American Book Company, 1908.
1. What is meant by style in literature?
2. Make three patterns of words,––the first notable for 226 sheer selection, the second notable for rhythm, and the third notable for literation.
3. Write a theme, containing approximately three hundred words, that shall be judged for its quality of style.
Robert Louis Stevenson: “On Some Technical Elements of Style in Literature.”
Walter Pater: “Essay on Style,” in “Appreciations.”
Herbert Spencer: “Philosophy of Style.”