# Cardinal Newman — On the Art of Writing character guide

> Cardinal Newman in On the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Newman

**First appearance:** 0008-lecture-vi-on-the-capital-difficulty-of-prose

## Who they are

Victorian prose stylist discussed for his clarity and rhythm.

## In the story

### [Lecture II: The Practice of Writing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-ii-the-practice-of-writing)

Quoted on the inseparability of thought and speech, and on the importance of neatness and propriety in diction.

### [Lecture IV: On the Capital Difficulty of Verse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-iv-on-the-capital-difficulty-of-verse)

Mentioned as a prose writer whose style is criticized for being tricked out with trappings of verse.

### [Lecture VII: Some Principles Reaffirmed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-vii-some-principles-reaffirmed)

Quoted for his definition of a gentleman and a passage on the power of speech.

### [Lecture VIII: On the Lineage of English Literature (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-the-lineage-of-english-literature-i)

Quoted at length on the enduring bond of a common civilisation in literature.

### [Lecture XII: On Style](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-xii-on-style)

Referenced for the anecdote of the Persian lover and the purchased ornament, illustrating what style is not.

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