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

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

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

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

CHAPTER V
PUNCTUATION
Principal points. Illustrations. Capital letters.

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

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

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

CHAPTER IX
STYLE
Diction. Purity. Propriety. Precision.

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

CHAPTER XI
SLANG
Origin. American slang. Foreign slang.

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

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

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

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