on p. 51 (R. L. S., No. 52), does Irving proceed
from far to near in the landscape? Is this common? Find another
example.

How has Irving emphasized the littleness of the minister described on
p. 56 (R. L. S., No. 52)?

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER.
(Riverside Literature Series, No. 119.)

Is the arrangement of the details in the last two lines of the first
paragraph stronger than the arrangement of the same details on p. 63?
Why, or why not?

In the description of the hall, pp. 67 and 68, do the details produce
the effect upon you which they did upon Poe?

Find a description in this piece which closes with an important
detail.

Is Usher described at all when Poe says, "I gazed upon him with a
feeling half of pity, half of awe"? Do the details enumerated arouse
such feelings in you? Would the feeling have been called forth if it
had not been suggested by Poe? Is there, then, any advantage in this
method of opening a description?

What good was done by describing Usher as Poe knew him in youth?

Why is the parenthetical clause on p. 72 necessary?

On p. 80, should Poe write "previously to its final interment"?

What do you think of the length of the sentence quoted on p. 85?

Does Poe use description to accent the mood of the narrative, or to
make concrete the places and persons?

Why is "The Haunted Palace" introduced into the story?

Is this story as good as "The Gold-Bug"?

SILAS MARNER.
(Riverside Literature Series, No. 83.)

Why is not the early history of Silas Marner related first in the
story?

By what steps has the author approached the definite time?

From the fragments about his appearance, do you get a clear idea of
how Marner looks?

Do you approve this method of scattering the description along through
the story? Write a description of Marner on the night he was going to
the tavern.

Could not the quarrel between Godfrey and Dunsey been omitted?

Describe the interior of Marner's cottage.

Why should Sally Oates and her dropsy be admitted to the story?

Do you know as well how George Eliot's characters look as how they
think and feel?

What do you think of the last sentence of Chapter IV.? Why does not
Chapter V. go on with Dunsey's story? Why is Chapter VI. introduced at
all? What of its close?

What figure in the last sentence of Chapter X.?

Would you prefer to know how tall Eppie was, w