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This is an enumerated list of possible varieties of written short non-fiction works, such as essay, article, introduction, etc., and functions primarily as a list to be used by the "short non-fiction" type. Please be conservative about adding new topics to this type. Topics such as ...
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| x Foreword | Foreword |
A foreword is a (usually short) piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Typically written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer...
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| Foreword to The Smile of A Dolphin | |||
| x Introduction | Strange Inhabitants and Unknown Boundaries |
In an essay, article, or book, an introduction (also known as a prolegomenon) is a beginning section which states the purpose and goals of the following writing. This is generally followed by the body and conclusion.
The introduction typically...
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| Despair and the Duck Lady | |||
| Paul J. McAuley: Compleat Radical | |||
| Lot’s Children | |||
| Introduction to Fossils | |||
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| x Afterword | As Good As it Gets |
An afterword is a literary device that is often found at the end of a piece of literature. It generally covers the story of how the book came into being, or of how the idea for the book was developed.
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| Afterword: The Age of Goya, the Age of Swanwick | |||
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Translator's Note |
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life,...
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| The Simple Art of Murder | |||
| How to Read Gene Wolfe | |||
| The Wolf in the Labyrinth | |||
| Gene Wolfe: The Man and His Work | |||
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| x Article | Where the good old days that good? Changes in Managerial Stock Ownership since the Great Depression |
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A news article discusses current or recent news of either general interest (i.e. daily newspapers) or of a specific topic (i.e. political or...
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| Starving the Poor | |||
| What If Iran Had Invaded Mexico? | |||
| The Piracy Paradox | |||
| QuickWiki, Swiki, TWiki, ZWiki and the Plone Wars | |||
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| x Preface |
A preface ( /ˈprɛfɨs/ PREF-iss; adjectival form: "prefatory") is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword and precedes an author's preface. The...
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| x Speech |
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Growing Up with the Future |
A speech is an oral message delivered in public.
Topics related to speeches and the delivery of speeches:
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| They Fell Like Wheat | |||
