Download or read book A Manual of the Art of Fiction written by Clayton Hamilton and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a complete course in writing fiction. Drawing examples from the works of such masters as Poe, Hawthorne, and Robert Louis Stevenson, it offers a guided course through such vital topics as Realism, Plot, Characters, Setting, Point of View, The Epic, Structure of the Short Story, and much more.