Copyright, 1909, by Harper & BROTHERS.

All rights reservea.
Published November, 1909.

Contents

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THE GENESIS OF THE ESSAY . . . . . . . . . .

I. THE CLASSIC ESSAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

II. THE LETTER ESSAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

III. THE SHORT-STORY Essay . . . . . . . . :.. 115

IV. THE BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL ESSAY . . . . . 165

V. IMPASSIONED PROSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

VI. THE FAMILIAR Essay ............ 301

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345