Henry Van Dyke. Click Here to return to The Days Off Content Page Click HERE to return to the previous chapter. The novel is the literary form in which the psychological conditions of interest are most easily discovered and met. It appeals directly to the reader's self-consciousness,' and invites him to fancy how fine a figure he would cut in more picturesque circumstances than his own.
People like to imagine themselves playing on a large stage.
Novels give these unsatisfied souls their opportunity. That is why fiction is so popular. You must take advantage of the laws of the human mind if you want to be a successful author. Write a novel. My Uncle Peter's right to make long speeches was conceded.