N NA MAR PRINCIPLES OF ELOCUTION AND VOCAL CULTURE: IN WHICH THE RULES FOR CORRECT READING AND SPEAKING, AND DIRECTIONS VOICE, ARE GIVEN. AND ALSO A VARIETY OF EXERCISES AND SELECTIONS FOR PRACTICE. BY REV. B. W. ATWELL, PROFESSOR OF ELOCUTION. PROVIDENCE: BANGS WILLIAMS NEWS CO. BARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY GIFT OF GEORGE ANTHUR PLIMPTON Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by B. W. ATWELL, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Rhode Island. ELECTROTYPED AT THE PREFACE. THIS work is brief, but comprehensive, containing Most works of all the important ideas of Elocution. its character are burdened with complicated rules and exceptions, so that but few, if any, attempt to master them. I have endeavored to avoid this serious defect, and to present a popular method, which every person at once comprehends and finds pleasure in perusing. This work is published, in part, for my own use as a teacher of elocution, and also as a text-book for teachers and students generally. The directions for training and developing the vocal organs are explicit, and the selections for elocutionary practice varied, and from the best authors. An appreciation and use of these will result in a rich, full-toned voice, and a graceful and effective delivery. PROVIDENCE, May 1, 1867. B. W. A. |