On the Art of Reading

Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1916–1917

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

As well as being a noted scholar and critic, Arthur Quiller-Couch was an active proponent for educational reform at Cambridge. This series of lectures is dedicated to his closest allies in the battle for a reformed English program at Cambridge and are rich with Quiller-Couch’s customary insight and intelligence.

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Contents

TO H. F. S. AND H. M. C.

CAMBRIDGE: UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1920 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2000

1. Introductory
2. Apprehension versus Comprehension
3. Children’s Reading (I)
4. Children’s Reading (II)
5. On Reading for Examinations
6. On a School of English
7. The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature
8. On Reading the Bible (I)
9. On Reading the Bible (II)
10. On Reading the Bible (III)
11. Of Selection
12. On the Use of Masterpieces