Author profile

Arlo Bates

1850–1918 · United States

An American author, critic and teacher whose lectures treat writing as a craft of observation, selection and revision.

Language & Communication Essays

Life and context

A short timeline

1850
Born in United States.
1896
Talks on Writing English published.
Unknown year
Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box published.
1918
End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

writing
style
revision
imagination

Conversational instruction enriched by literary examples and practical cautions.

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Works by Arlo Bates

2 works in the Linden collection.

Language & Communication

Talks on Writing English

Arlo Bates

Language & Communication · B2–C1 · 8 hr

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Fantasy

Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box

Eleanor Putnam, Arlo Bates

Fantasy · B1–B2 · 2 hr

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