A
MANUAL OF THE ART
OF FICTION

A Manual of

THE ART OF FICTION

Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges

By
CLAYTON HAMILTON

Member of the National Institute of Arts
and Letters; Extension Lecturer in
English, Columbia University

With an Introduction by

BRANDER MATTHEWS

Member of the American Academy of Arts
and Letters; Professor of Dramatic
Literature, Columbia University

GARDEN CITY        NEW YORK

DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1919

Copyright, 1918, by
Doubleday, Page & Company

All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian.

TO

FREDERIC TABER COOPER

WITH ADMIRATION FOR THE CRITIC
WITH AFFECTION FOR THE FRIEND

This MANUAL OF THE ART OF FICTIONis a revised and amplified edition of“Materials and Methods of Fiction,”by Clayton Hamilton, which was firstpublished in 1908. The earlier work wasimmediately recognized as an importantpiece of constructive criticism and has heldits position ever since as one of the leadingbooks in its field. On the tenth anniversaryof its appearance, the publishers haveasked the author to prepare this annotatedand enlarged edition, particularly for theuse of students and teachers in schoolsand colleges.

DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY. 
Garden City, New York, 1918. 

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