Correspondence from a number of prominent British writers to Napier, with some of Napier's replies; chiefly relating to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Edinburgh Review.

Suitable for professional and student actors, and for acting teachers, this book explains how to create a character in plays of various period, using the Stanislavsky system. It also covers the way men and women moved, stood, and sat in the clothing they wore; and, the use of accessories such as fans, swords, snuffboxes, gloves, and hats.