Clayton Hamilton’s A Manual of the Art of Fiction is a systematic study of how novels and stories are made. Hamilton, a respected critic and teacher, analyzes plot, character, setting, point of view, and style, drawing examples from the masters of the form.
Clear and well-organized, the book was widely used by students of fiction and remains a thoughtful introduction to narrative craft. It treats storytelling as a discipline with its own principles and traditions. This edition is a clean, public-domain text prepared for comfortable reading. Download the free EPUB of this classic manual on the art of fiction.