Table of contents : Cover Contents Part I The Art of Precis Writing 1 Introduction 2 Requirements of a Good Precis 3 Hints for Writing a Good Precis 4 Title 5 Prose Style in Different Ages Part II Precis Writing for University Examinations 6 Fully Solved Exercises 7 Exercises with Points and Aids to Vocabulary 8 Exercises with Aids to Vocabulary 9 Unsolved Exercises for Practice Part III Precis Writing for Lower Competitive Examinations 10 Fully Solved Exercises 11 Exercises with Points and Aids to Vocabulary 12 Exercises with Aids to Vocabulary 13 Unsolved Exercises for Practice Part IV Precis Writing for Higher Competitive Examinations 14 Fully Solved Exercises 15 Exercises with Points and Aids to Vocabulary 16 Unsolved Exercises