Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Child’s Play 29
6. The Morality of the Profession of Letters 40
7. A Gossip on Romance 51
8. A Note on Realism 65
9. ‘A Penny Plain and Twopence Coloured’ 72
10. A Humble Remonstrance 80
11. On Some Technical Elements of Style in Literature 92
12. Books Which Have Influenced Me 110
13. A Gossip on a Novel of Dumas's 117
14. A Chapter on Dreams 126
15. The Lantern-Bearers 139
16. Some Gentlemen in Fiction 151
17. Popular Authors 161
18. Letter To A Young Gentleman Who Proposes To Embrace The Career Of Art 174
19. Notes 183
20. Bibliography 206
21. Index 213