The Art of Writing and Style

The book contains extensive meta-commentary on writing, including a playful 'Praise of This Book,' a mock-heroic marshaling of literary devices (neologisms, anachronisms, egotisms), and discussions on the difficulties of beginning, climaxing, and ending a book.

The narrator discusses prefaces, style, and launches a Rabelaisian call to arms for his words, celebrating rhetorical freedom.

The narrator reflects on the quality of books as a refuge from living, and the ability of writing to fix elusive hours and make them timeless.

The narrator explicitly addresses the craft of writing, deciding to use stories or songs to handle uneventful road segments.