CHAPTER I

THE AIM1

CHAPTER II

YOUR PARTICULAR CASE9

CHAPTER III

WHY A CLASSIC IS A CLASSIC18

CHAPTER IV

WHERE TO BEGIN26

CHAPTER V

HOW TO READ A CLASSIC34

CHAPTER VI

THE QUESTION OF STYLE43

CHAPTER VII

WRESTLING WITH AN AUTHOR59

CHAPTER VIII

SYSTEM IN READING68

CHAPTER IX

VERSE76

CHAPTER X

BROAD COUNSELS91

CHAPTER XI

AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD I99

CHAPTER XII

AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD II108

CHAPTER XIII

AN ENGLISH LIBRARY: PERIOD III114

CHAPTER XIV

MENTAL STOCKTAKING127