John Dolman

I found John Dolman’s 1922 edition of A Handbook of Public Speaking at a local used bookstore recently.

Dolman admits at the outset that this book was written not to break new ground, but instead to summarize simply all the wisdom of the centuries. This book is designed primarily for use as a textbook for a course on public speaking, and several of Dolman’s chapters exhibit the wisdom that he’s gained from years of teaching the subject.