CHAPTER 1
REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH
Vocabulary. Parts of speech. Requisites

CHAPTER 2
ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Divisions of grammar. Definitions. Etymology

CHAPTER 3
THE SENTENCE
Different kinds. Arrangement of words. Paragraph.

CHAPTER 4
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Figures of speech. Definitions and examples. Use of figures.

CHAPTER 5
PUNCTUATION
Principal points. Illustrations. Capital letters.

CHAPTER 6
LETTER WRITING
Principles of letter writing. Forms. Notes.

CHAPTER 7
ERRORS
Mistakes. Slips of authors. Examples and corrections.
Errors of redundancy.

CHAPTER 8
PITFALLS TO AVOID
Common stumbling blocks. Peculiar constructions. Misused forms.

CHAPTER 9
STYLE
Diction. Purity. Propriety. Precision.

CHAPTER 10
SUGGESTIONS
How to write. What to write. Correct speaking and speakers.

CHAPTER 11
SLANG
Origin. American slang. Foreign slang.

CHAPTER 12
WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS
Qualification. Appropriate subjects. Directions.

CHAPTER 13
CHOICE OF WORDS
Small words. Their importance. The Anglo-Saxon element.

CHAPTER 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Beginning. Different Sources. The present.

CHAPTER 15
MASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF LITERATURE
Great authors. Classification. The world's best books.