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Contents: 1. The art of reading. 2. The voice. 3. Articulation and pronunciation. 4. On the management of the breath. 5. On emphasis. 6. On the pause. 7. The pause (continued). 8. On the modulation of the voice. 9. The lips, teeth, and tongue. 10. On delivery. 11. On accent. 12. Some of our faults. 13. More of our faults. 14. On pathos. 15. On expression. 16. Can elocution be taught? 17. The platform. 18. Gesture. 19. On self-possession. 20. On some trifles. 21. Some voice exercises. 22. Voice exercises (continued). 23. Voice exercises (continued). 24. Conclusion. "Language is the greatest power in the world. It creates every other power. English is the most powerful tongue in the world today. Science, arts, commerce, the intellect, the soul-----all bask under it. To quicken its study has been my object in this book, and to raise the standard of speaking. "There is little to add to what I have written, which is the outcome of many years practice and experience. But I wish to say to those who desire to train and strengthen their voice, that I believe the most successful speaker, as well as thinkers, have been those who were abstemious in eating and drinking. The two best tonics for the voice are air and water. Singers, as well speakers, know that stimulants are not either good or necessary for the voice. We can not squander our vital force in high living, and continue to preserve out best powers of thinking and speaking. I have no hesitation in telling students that two of the best friends to health, and therefore to the voice, are early rising and strictly abstemious habits." (jacket)

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8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall Square copy with tight binding, clean and bright pages. Wraps are edge-rubbed. 80 pp. Short fiction by authors in the Greensboro-Winston Salem area of the Piedmont in central North Carolina. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/400047.jpg