“Another class of exercises, well suited to develop invention, as well as to break up the stiff formality to which beginners are liable, is that of Personal Narratives. These narratives may either be real, giving an account of something the writing has experienced, such as an excursion, a trip into the country, and the like, or they may be fictitious, giving an account of some imaginary adventure. These narratives, whether real or fictitious, should be in the first person, and writers should be encouraged to give the narrative, when practicable, something of the dramatic form, introducing dialogue, telling what was said by the several parties introduced.”
--from J. Hart’s Manual of Composition and Rhetoric (1870)
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