Contents include elementary rules of usage, elementary principles of composition, a few matter of form, words and expressions commonly misused and an approach to style.
Karen U. (editorgrrl) from NEW HAVEN, CT wrote on 12/15/2004...
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A practical style guide to writing standard, edited American English, including grammar, best usage and prose style.
Originally written and published in 1918 by Cornell University professor William Strunk Jr, it was edited, updated and republished in 1959 by E. B. White, who had studied under Strunk in the years following World War I. Macmillan and Company in 1957 commissioned White to prepare this new edition of the book. Though Strunk had passed away, White independently built on his foundation to create a rare reference book that\'s also a literary classic. Strunk\'s version concentrated on specific questions of usage, cultivating good writing and avoiding prolixities: \"Make every word tell.\" White updated and extended these sections and added an introductory essay and the conclusion, \"An Approach to Style,\" a broader guide to writing in English. The standard reference for American students and writers.
Anne H. from TUCSON, AZ wrote on 5/30/2007...
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The must-have book for anyone who writes anything, anytime.