Summary of Introduction to Book: 

The title and contents of this book already outlines that Mabie’s intentions were to supposedly give hope and inspiration to other aspiring writers or those wanting to begin their journey in literature studies such as myself. It is no secret that he is delivering a full course meal at a dinner table or rather even a “buffet” of foundational, historical, cultural literary interpretation and doing so in a volume that is compressed and fetching to any reader. And I haven’t even read past the first ten pages yet.